A transient, microfluidic approach to the investigation of erythrocyte aggregation: The threshold shear-stress for erythrocyte disaggregation

Clinical Hemorheology and Microcirculation

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 117-125

  Shin, Sehyun ^a   Nam, Jeong Hoon ^a   Hou, Jian Xun ^b   Suh, Jang Soo ^b  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Erythrocyte aggregation; Microfluidic; Shear stress; Threshold

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD VISCOSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE AGGREGATION; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MICROFLUIDIC ANALYSIS; NORMAL HUMAN; SHEAR STRESS; MECHANICAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; MICROFLUIDICS;

ERYTHROCYTE AGGREGATION; HEMATOCRIT; HUMANS; MICROFLUIDICS; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 67649774481     PISSN: 13860291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/CH-2009-1191     Document Type: Article

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