Flickering analysis of erythrocyte mechanical properties: Dependence on oxygenation level, cell shape, and hydration level

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 97, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1606-1615

  Yoon, Young Zoon ^a,b   Hong, Ha ^a,c   Brown, Aidan ^a   Dong, Chung Kim ^d   Dae, Joon Kang ^d   Lew, Virgilio L ^e   Cicuta, Pietro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^c Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

^d Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; OXYGEN;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CAPILLARY FLOW; CELL SHAPE; DEOXYGENATION; ERYTHROCYTE; ERYTHROCYTE DISORDER; ERYTHROCYTE STRUCTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYDRATION; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGENATION; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; TENSION; THEORETICAL MODEL; VISCOSITY; YOUNG MODULUS;

VERTEBRATA;

EID: 70350031212     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2009.06.028     Document Type: Article

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