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Shear dependent red blood cell adhesion in microscale flow.
Integrative biology : quantitative biosciences from nano to macro - 23 Apr 2018
Kucukal Erdem, Little Jane A, Gurkan Umut A
Abstract excerpt
Non-adherence and deformability are the key intrinsic biomechanical features of the red blood cell (RBC), which allow it to tightly squeeze and pass through even the narrowest of microcirculatory networks. Blockage of microcirculatory flow, also known as vaso-occlusion, is a consequence of abnormal cellular adhesion to the vascular endothelium. In sickle cell disease (SCD), an inherited anaemia, even though RBCs...
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