Optical diagnostics of mechanical properties of red blood cells based on the deformation by high frequency electric field

Journal of Biomedical Optics

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 85-93

  Kononenko, V L ^a   Ilyina, T A ^a  

^a EMANUEL INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMICAL PHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Erythrocytes; Mechanical properties; Optical diagnostics

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; CELL MEMBRANES; DEFORMATION; DIAGNOSIS; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; THEORY;

DIELECTRO DEFORMATION; ERYTHROCYTES; OPTICAL DIAGNOSTICS;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 0032741298     PISSN: 10833668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.429924     Document Type: Article

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