Investigation of cellular changes on blood cells relevant for the destabilization of blood flow

• Main Author: Stephanie.
• Other Authors: Bjoern Holger Neu
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Chemical engineering::Biochemical engineering
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/16517
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Increased red blood cell adherence to endothelial cells has been found in diseases including sickle cell anemia, β-thalassaemia, diabetes mellitus, and malaria, in which red blood cells undergo various physicochemical changes on the membrane, leading to altered adhesion to endothelial cells. The cu...