In this chapter we discuss the cell-free layer (CFL) developed adjacent to the wall of microgeometries containing complex features representative of the microcirculation, such as contractions, expansions, bifurcations and confluences. The microchannels with the different geometries were made of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) and we use optical techniques to evaluate the cell-free layer for red blood cells (RBC) su...
In the present work, in vitro blood flowing through a bifurcation microchannel was studied. The aim was to measure the Trajectories of the cell-free layer (CFL) by using different methods, i. e., a manual and two automatic methods.
O artigo deve também estar associado ao Departamento de Electrotécnia, Tecnologia Mecânica e Química ; In the present work, in vitro blood flowing through a bifurcation microchannel was studied. The aim was to measure the Trajectories of the cell-free layer (CFL) by using different methods, i. e., a manual and two automatic methods.
No presente estudo, pretendeu-se desenvolver/melhorar uma metodologia de microfabricação de baixo custo, conhecida por xurografia e efectuar a visualização e quantificação da camada livre de células (CLC) junto às paredes para diferentes escoamentos sanguíneos em microcanais.
The xurography is a technique that has been used to make molds to produce microchannels. In contrast to soft lithography [1, 2], xurography uses equipments and materials commonly used in the printing industry, such as cutting plotters, vinyl and other materials. The main advantage of this technique is to fabricate microchannels at a reduced cost [3, 4]. The Fahraeus-Lindqvist effect is a well know phenomenon t...
Human blood is a multiphase biofluid primarily composed by the deformable red blood cells (RBCs) suspended in plasma. Because the complex structure of RBCs, blood exhibits unique flow characteristics on micro-scale level, due to their complex biochemical mechanisms and their response to both shear and extensional flow, which influence the rheological properties and flow behaviour of blood [1,2]. In the past yea...
Over the years, several experimental techniques were performed in in vitro environments, in an attempt to understand the flow behaviour of blood in microcirculation. Several of these studies were performed in glass capillaries, and have produced significant results with respect to rheological properties of blood [1, 2]. Another way to perform in vitro blood studies is to use microchannels fabricated by soft- li...
Blood exhibits unique flow characteristics on micro-scale level, due to the complex biochemical structure of Red Blood Cells (RBCs) and their response to both shear and extensional flow, which influence the rheological properties and flow behavior of blood [1,2]. In the past years, several in vitro studies where made and have revealed some physiologically significant phenomena, such as Fahraeus and Fahraeus-Lin...
Blood exhibits unique flow characteristics on micro-scale level, due to the complex biochemical structure of Red Blood Cells (RBCs) and their response to both shear and extensional flow, which influence the rheological properties and flow behavior of blood [1,2]. In the past years, several in vitro studies where made and have revealed some physiologically significant phenomena, such as Fahraeus and Fahraeus-Lin...
No presente estudo, pretendeu-se desenvolver/melhorar uma metodologia de microfabricação de baixo custo, conhecida por xurografia e efectuar a visualização e quantificação da camada livre de células para diferentes escoamentos sanguíneos em microcanais.
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