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Dynamics of red blood cells and vesicles in microchannels of oscillating width.
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PMID:  21508467     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
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We have studied the dynamics of red blood cells and fluid lipid vesicles in hydrodynamic flow fields created by microchannels with periodically varying channel width. For red blood cells we find a transition from a regime with oscillating tilt angle and fixed shape to a regime with oscillating shape with increasing flow velocity. We have determined the crossover to occur at a critical ratio L(y)/v(m)≈2.2 × 10( - 3) s with channel width L(y) and red blood cell velocity v(m). These oscillations are superposed by shape transitions from a discocyte to a slipper shape at low velocities and a slipper to parachute transition at high flow velocities.
Authors:
S Braunmüller; L Schmid; T Franke
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2011-04-20
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of physics. Condensed matter : an Institute of Physics journal     Volume:  23     ISSN:  1361-648X     ISO Abbreviation:  J Phys Condens Matter     Publication Date:  2011 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-04-21     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101165248     Medline TA:  J Phys Condens Matter     Country:  England    
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Languages:  eng     Pagination:  184116     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Microfluidics Group, EP1, University of Augsburg, 86159 Augsburg, Germany.
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