DocumentCode
1813287
Title
Electric field induced force within the red blood cell membrane
Author
Chang, Stephen K W
Author_Institution
Dept. of Bioeng., Pennsylvania Univ., Philadelphia, PA, USA
fYear
1992
fDate
1992
Firstpage
5
Lastpage
6
Abstract
Electric-field-induced surface traction (surface force density) within the red blood cell (RBC) membrane was examined. The RBC was modeled as a spheroid with a membrane of finite thickness. Surface traction within the RBC was derived using Maxwell´s stress tensor. The derivation results suggested that both a compressive force and a net outward pushing force were acting on the RBC membrane. The interaction between these two forces and the RBC membrane was examined.
Keywords
biological effects of fields; biomechanics; biomembranes; blood; electric field effects; physiological models; Maxwell´s stress tensor; compressive force; electric field induced force; finite thickness membrane; red blood cell membrane; spheroid model; surface force density; surface traction; Biomedical engineering; Biomembranes; Biophysics; Boundary conditions; Compressive stress; Dielectric constant; Frequency; Laplace equations; Red blood cells; Tensile stress;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Bioengineering Conference, 1992., Proceedings of the 1992 Eighteenth IEEE Annual Northeast
Conference_Location
Kingston, RI, USA
Print_ISBN
0-7803-0902-2
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/NEBC.1992.285936
Filename
285936
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