Visualization study of motion and deformation of red blood cells in a microchannel with straight, divergent and convergent sections

Journal of Biological Physics

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 429-440

  Chen, Bin ^a   Guo, Fang ^a   Xiang, Hao ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Microchannel; Microfluidic chip; Red blood cell; Visualization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL MOTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE AGGREGATION; ERYTHROCYTE DEFORMABILITY; FLOW RATE; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MICROCIRCULATION; MICROFLUIDIC ANALYSIS; MOTION ANALYSIS SYSTEM; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEAR STRESS; VISCOSITY;

EID: 83155175442     PISSN: 00920606     EISSN: 15730689     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10867-011-9224-x     Document Type: Article

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