Hydrodynamic phenomena are ubiquitous in living organisms and can be used to
manipulate cells or emulate physiological microenvironments experienced in vivo …

The apparent viscosity of blood in glass tubes declines with decreasing diameter
(Fåhraeus-Lindqvist effect) and exhibits a distinctive minimum at 6–7 μm. However, flow …

Metastasis through the bloodstream contributes to poor prognosis in many types of cancer.
Mounting evidence implicates selectin-based adhesive interactions between cancer cells …

Microhydrodynamics deals with processes occurring in fluid flow when the characteristic
length of the flow field is of the order of one micron. This paper reviews the characteristic …

Red cells dispersed in a continuous medium of high viscosity possess the flow properties of
fluid drops. The cells at rest are biconcave, while under shear they become progressively …

The behaviour of individual human red cells and rouleaux were studied under the
microscope in suspensions of< 2% haematocrit:(i) in Poiseuille flow by tracking the particles …

METHODS All chemicals were reagent grade made up in twice-distilled water. The saline
was 145 mM aqueous sodium chloride solution made 0.3 mM with respect to sodium …

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 …

The effects of leukocyte-endothelium adhesion on microhemodynamics were studied in cat
mesentery under control conditions and following tissue suffusion with the chemotactic …

An improved “rheoscope” chamber with counterrotating cone and plate, which is suitable for
in vitro studies of the microrheology of blood cells, is described. The recent clarification (5 …