… Therefore, RBC deformability has been recognized as a sensitive biomarker … RBC cortical
tension as an indicator of RBC deformability based on the critical pressure required for RBC …

… Erythrocyte deformability improves blood flow in the microvessels and in large arteries at high
shear rate. The major determinants of RBC deformability … the erythrocyte membrane). The …

… mechanical properties of RBCs altering their … RBC deformability on microscale blood flow
is not fully understood. In the present study, we extend our previous work on healthy RBC flows …

… of RBC deformability on blood viscosity using newly developed methods, which can be
easily used in clinical settings due to incorporating disposable elements that holds the blood …

… surrounded by a flexible membrane, is deformable [3]. The proteins in … RBC surfaces and
bridge adjacent RBCs to cause their aggregation [l]. The effects of RBC deformation and RBC …

… Under normal physiological conditions, the RBC deformability enables adequate blood
flow. However, under cold storage conditions (in vitro aging), cells lose their deformability, and …

… In this work, we compared the dynamics of motion in a linear shear flow of individual red
blood cells (RBCs) from healthy and pathological donors (Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) or Sickle …

… crenation, deformability of cells in pore flow was … deformability is of critical importance to
blood flow at high rates of shear. This is possible through a fluid transition of the erythrocyte …

… of blood rheological properties under pulsatile blood flows. … technique of RBC deformability
and blood viscoelasticity is … of blood flow through micropillars, and quantifying co-flowing …

… ) and hematocrit of RBC suspension on RBC deformation was … The deformation index (DI)
of ellipsoidally deformed cells … ) generally enhanced the ellipsoidal deformation of cells, in the …