| Literature DB >> 21151848 |
Monica Diez-Silva, Ming Dao, Jongyoon Han, Chwee-Teck Lim, Subra Suresh.
Abstract
The biconcave shape and corresponding deformability of the human red blood cell (RBC) is an essential feature of its biological function. This feature of RBCs can be critically affected by genetic or acquired pathological conditions. In this review, we highlight new dynamic in vitro assays that explore various hereditary blood disorders and parasitic infectious diseases that cause disruption of RBC morphology and mechanics. In particular, recent advances in high-throughput microfluidic devices make it possible to sort/identify healthy and pathological human RBCs with different mechanobiological characteristics.Entities:
Year: 2010 PMID: 21151848 PMCID: PMC2998922 DOI: 10.1557/mrs2010.571
Source DB: PubMed Journal: MRS Bull ISSN: 0883-7694 Impact factor: 6.578