Thu, September 3rd 2026
Updated: 31.08.2026
09:00-15:30
Registration
09:30-10:00
Opening Ceremony, Welcome Addresses
L1. 25 years Bulgarian Society of Biorheology
Nadia Antonova
Department of Biomechanics, Institute of Mechanics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria
Session 1:
Chairperson: I. Velcheva
10:00-10:30
L2. Significance of whole blood viscosity in carotid atherosclerosis
I.Velcheva
Department of Neurology, Acibadem City Clinic, Sofia, Bulgaria
10:30-10:50
Coffee Break
10:50-11:20
L3. Hemorheology in the hypertensive disorder – cellular and extracellular factors
Sv. Jovtchev, S. Alexandrov, B. Bechev, S. Miteva, S. Stoeff
Dept. of Medical Physics and Biophysics, Medical Faculty, Medical University – Sofia, Bulgaria
11:20-11:50
L4. Post-COVID microvascular effects, Long COVID mechanisms & Symptom Incidence
Aristotle G. Koutsiaris
Medical Informatics and Biomedical Imaging (MIBI) Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, Biopolis Campus, Larissa, Greece
11:50-12:10
Computational Estimation Techniques of Microvessel Diameter in Human Conjunctival Imaging
Georgia Liakopoulou1, Aristotle Koutsiaris1
1Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, 3 Panepistimiou Street, Biopolis, 41500 Larissa, Greece
12:10
Group photo of all BIORHEO2026 participants in front of the IHS “F. Joliot-Curie”
12:15-13:00
Lunch
Session 2:
Chairperson: N. Antonova
13:00-13:30
L5.Study of red blood cell microrheological responses in models of pre- and post-conditioning of their micromechanical properties
A. Muravyov1, I. Tikhomirova1, A. Lugovtsov2, A. Priezzhev2,
1Ushinsky Yaroslavl State Pedagogical University; 108/1 Respublikanskaya Str., Yaroslavl150000, Russia
13:30-14:00
Anthropometric Data-Based Mathematical Model of Human Walking: A Theoretical Investigation
Daniel Dantchev 1,2, Svetoslav Nikolov 1,3 Gergana S. Nikolova 1,2 and Dardana Arolska1
1 Institute of Mechanics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev Str. Bl. 4, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria;
2 Center of Competence for Mechatronics and Clean Technologies “Mechatronics, Innovation, Robotics,
Automation and Clean Technologies”—MIRACle, “Acad. G. Bonchev” Str. Bl. 4, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria
3 Department of Mechanics, University of Transport, Geo Milev St. 158, 1574 Sofia, Bulgaria
14:00-14:30
L7.Preliminary study of quercetin activity on human erythrocytes stored for transfusion-a special case
P. Buszniez 1, S. Porini 2, M. Mancilla Canales1,2, A. Aresi3, L. Di Tullio3, N. Manzelli3, A. Acosta3, A. Brandoni1, G. Detarsio1, H. Castellini4, M. Galassi2,4, AI Alet 1,2,5
1FCByF (UNR) 2Grupo Física Biomédica, IFIR 3Centro Regional de Hemoterapia (CRH) 4FCEIA (UNR) 5CIUNR, Rosario, Argentina
14:30-14:50
Quercetin modulates erythrocyte aggregation and membrane viscoelasticity under in vitro glycation model
Patricia Buszniez1, Horacio V. Castellini2, Bibiana D. Riquelme
1Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas (UNR) - Suipacha 531, Rosario, Argentina
2Facultad de Cs. Exactas, Ingeniería y Agrimensura (UNR) – Rosario, Argentina
14:50-15:10
Coffee Break
Session 3:
Chairperson: Eugene Koytchev
15:10-15:40
L8. Viscoelastic modelling of a bovine tendon based on experimental data
Mária Minárová1,*, Soňa Zajícová1, Tomáš Klas2
1 Department of Mathematics, Slovak University of Technology Bratislava, Slovakia
2 Department of Steel and Timber Structures, Slovak University of Technology Bratislava, Slovakia
15:40-16:10
L9.The influence of cough frequency on the stability of hernia mesh
D. Pashkouleva1, M. Doneva1,2
1Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Mechanics, Acad. G. Bonchev Str. Bl.4; Sofia, Bulgaria
2Medical University – Sofia, Faculty of Pharmacy, Bulgaria, Sofia, 2 Dunav Str., Sofia, Bulgaria;
16:10-16:40
L6.Effect of NO and H2S on blood properties in norm and pathology
I. A. Tikhomirova1, A.V. Muravyov1, E.P. Petrochenko1, A.S. Petrochenko2
1Yaroslavl State Pedagogical University, Respublikanskaya, 108/1, 150000 Yaroslavl, Russia
2Yaroslavl State Medical University, Revolutsionnaya, 5, 150000 Yaroslavl, Russia
16:40-17:00
L 10. Significance of Rheology System in the Development of Hemorrhagic Shock [FR-24-389]
Maka Mantskava1, Nana Momtselidze1, Giorgi Kuchava1, Lia Davlianidze1, Nadia Antonova3
1Ivane Beritashvili Center of Experimental Biomedicine, Tbilisi, Georgia
2Tbilisi State Medical University, Tbilisi, Georgia
3Institute on Mechanics – BAS, Sofia, Bulgaria
Study of Rheological Status of Different Stages of Hemorrhagic Shock [FR-24-389]
Nana Momtselidze1, Maka Mantskava1,2, Giorgi Kuchava1, Lia Davlianidze1, Nadia Antonova3
1Ivane Beritashvili Center of Experimental Biomedicine, Tbilisi, Georgia
2Tbilisi State Medical University, Tbilisi, Georgia
3Institute on Mechanics – BAS, Sofia, Bulgaria
17:00-17:10
Joint Project: Establishment of a Consortium for Research on the Blue Development of the Black Sea [BS-2026-077]
Maka Mantskava1, Nana Momtselidze1, Giorgi Kuchava1, Irina Imerlishvili2, Nadia Antonova3
1Ivane Beritashvili Center for Experimental Biomedicine, Tbilisi, Georgia
2Batumi International University (BAU), Batumi, Georgia
3Institute of Mechanics – BAS, Sofia, Bulgaria
17:10-17:30
Blood Flow Biomechanics During Uncompensated Hemorheological Shock
Nana Momtselidze, Lena Davlianidze, Giorgi Kuchava, Maka Mantskava
European University, Tbilisi, Georgia
17:30-17:50
Early Hemorheological Disturbances in Experimental Preterm Labor: Implications for Blood Biomechanics and Microcirculatory Function
Karaman Pagava, Nana Momtselidze, Nino Mirianashvili, Maia (Maka) Mantskava
East West European University, Tbilisi, Georgia
Tbilisi State Medical University, Tbilisi, Georgia
European University, Tbilisi, Georgia
Rayman Clinics, Tbilisi, Georgia
19:00
Welcome party at Cafe Panorama on the 12th floor of IHS "F. Joliot-Curie"