Competition Between Red Blood Cell Aggregation and Breakup: Depletion Force due to Filamentous Viruses vs. Shear Flow

Human blood is a shear-thinning fluid with a complex response that strongly depends on the red blood cell’s (RBC’s) ability to form aggregates, called rouleaux. Despite numerous investigations, microscopic understanding of the break up of RBC aggregates has not been fully elucidated. Here, we presen...

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Main Authors: O. Korculanin, T. Kochetkova, M. P. Lettinga
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/d664a72d35b34002a7e830d25952544d
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