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Retraction Note: Discovery of nanoscale sanal flow choking in cardiovascular system: exact prediction of the 3D boundary-layer-blockage factor in nanotubes

Sanal Kumar, VR and Sankar, V and Chandrasekaran, N and Rafic, SARM and Sukumaran, A and Radhakrishnan, PK and Choudhary, SK (2023) Retraction Note: Discovery of nanoscale sanal flow choking in cardiovascular system: exact prediction of the 3D boundary-layer-blockage factor in nanotubes. In: Scientific Reports, 13 (1).

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Abstract

The Editors have retracted this Article. Following publication, concerns were raised about the rationale for the approach presented, the assumptions and approximations used and the validity of its application to cardiology. A post-publication review of the Authors' mathematical arguments revealed a lack of clarity in the terms presented and inferences that are not adequately justified. The main concerns are that the model is based on circular reasoning which makes it non-predictive, that it assumes that blood behaves as an ideal gas, and hypothesizes that quasi-sonic flow velocities exist in the cardiovascular system while all experimental evidence shows that cardiovascular flow velocities are orders of magnitude lower than the speed of sound and do not involve any compressibility effects. The Editors therefore no longer have confidence in the conclusions presented. None of the Authors has responded to correspondence from the Editors about this retraction.

Item Type: Journal Article
Publication: Scientific Reports
Publisher: Nature Research
Additional Information: The copyright for this article belongs to the author.
Keywords: retraction notice
Department/Centre: Division of Mechanical Sciences > Aerospace Engineering(Formerly Aeronautical Engineering)
Date Deposited: 14 Jul 2023 06:16
Last Modified: 14 Jul 2023 06:16
URI: https://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/82381

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