Title :
Erythrocyte flow device
Author :
Kellner, Corina ; Maddalena, Lauren ; McKnight, Stephen ; Tietjen, Alison
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Chem., Biomed. & Mater. Eng., Stevens Inst. of Technol., Hoboken, NJ, USA
Abstract :
The device presented is an erythrocyte flow device. The micro capillary flow in the device will be viewed in order to better understand in vivo capillary flow of erythrocytes. Of particular interest are the differences in flow between normal erythrocytes and erythrocytes taken from subjects under shock. The device will be used to monitor the flexion, aggregation, and adhesion of normal and shocked blood. As the studies advance the device will be used to also monitor the same effects when blood is treated by methods designed to lessen the effects of shock, and to ascertain an effective treatment for hypovolemic and septic shock.
Keywords :
biomechanics; biomedical equipment; blood; cardiology; cellular biophysics; haemodynamics; microfluidics; adhesion monitoring; aggregation monitoring; effective treatment; erythrocyte flow device; flexion monitoring; hypovolemic; in vivo erythrocyte capillary flow; micro capillary flow; normal blood; septic shock; shocked blood; Biological materials; Biomedical monitoring; Casting; Chemical technology; Electric shock; In vivo; Microchannel; Plasma properties; Red blood cells; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Bioengineering Conference, 2005. Proceedings of the IEEE 31st Annual Northeast
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9105-5
Electronic_ISBN :
0-7803-9106-3
DOI :
10.1109/NEBC.2005.1431972
