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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Bioengineering Conference, 1992., Proceedings of the 1992 Eighteenth IEEE Annual Northeast
Conference_Location :
Kingston, RI, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0902-2
DOI :
10.1109/NEBC.1992.285936
