The viscosity of blood at high rates of shear is unusually low compared to other suspensions
of similar concentration. The underlying mechanisms were studied by rotational viscometry …

Shear deformation of young and old human red blood cells was examined over a range of
shear stresses and suspending phase viscosities (eta o) using a cone-plate Rheoscope …

The effect of pH on the red blood cell (RBC) deformability, which is a consequence of a
change of cell membrane elastic properties is studied experimentally. With the intention to …

Erythrocyte deformability improves blood flow in the microvessels and in large arteries at
high shear rate. The major determinants of RBC deformability include cell geometry, cell …

The effect of shear force (depending on shear rate and viscosity of extracellular medium)
and hematocrit of RBC suspension on RBC deformation was studied quantitatively using a …

The resistance to blood flow is a function of the rheological properties of blood as well as the
geometric features of blood vessels. While circulatory investigations generally aim at …

Non-Newtonian viscosity of blood, ie, the rise in apparent viscosity at low flow, was believed
to be a result of reversible aggregation of red cells at low velocity gradients (shear rate). By …

There is a number of publications on red blood cell deformability, that is, on the remarkable
cell ability to change its shape in response to an external force and to pass through the …

Deformation and dynamic flow behaviour of nucleated duck erythrocytes were compared to
those of non-nucleated human cells during steady flow (at wall shear stresses up to 3 N· m …

After many years of relative neglect, the importance of study of factors governing blood flow
has at last achieved recognition; in this volume are documented many of the techniques …