Extensional flow-based microfluidic device: Deformability assessment of red blood cells in contact with tumor cells

Biochip Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 42-47

  Faustino, Vera ^a   Pinho, Diana ^a   Yaginuma, Tomoko ^a   Calhelha, Ricardo C ^a   Ferreira, Isabel C F R ^a   Lima, Rui ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE BRAGANÇA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

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

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; BIOCHIPS; BLOOD; CELL CULTURE; FLUIDIC DEVICES;

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

DEFORMATION;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL ISOLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLON CARCINOMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE DEFORMABILITY; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MICROFLUIDIC ANALYSIS; PH; TEMPERATURE; TUMOR CELL;

EID: 84897095103     PISSN: 19760280     EISSN: 20927843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13206-014-8107-1     Document Type: Article

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