A microfluidic device for partial cell separation and deformability assessment

Biochip Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 367-374

  Pinho, Diana ^a,b   Yaginuma, Tomoko ^a   Lima, Rui ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE BRAGANÇA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Biomicrofluidics; Blood on chips; Cell deformability; Cell separation; Deformation index; Microcirculation; Microfluidic devices; Red blood cells

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; BIOCHIPS; BLOOD; FLUIDIC DEVICES; MICROCHANNELS; MICROCIRCULATION; SILICONES; WAGES;

BIOMICROFLUIDICS; CELL DEFORMABILITY; CELL SEPARATION; DEFORMATION INDEXES; MICRO-FLUIDIC DEVICES; ON CHIPS; RED BLOOD CELL;

DEFORMATION;

DIMETICONE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; CELL DEFORMATION; CELL FREE LAYER; CELL SEPARATION; CELL THICKNESS; CELLULAR PARAMETERS; ERYTHROCYTE DEFORMABILITY; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FLOW KINETICS; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MEDICAL DEVICE; MICROCIRCULATION; MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE; MICROFLUIDICS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

EID: 84891882118     PISSN: 19760280     EISSN: 20927843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13206-013-7408-0     Document Type: Article

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