Adhesion of red blood cells to thrombin activated endothelial cells in plasma like suspensions.

• Main Author: Lin, Cheryl Shuyi.
• 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/10356/16655
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

In the cardiovascular system, adhesive interactions between RBCs and ECs are necessary in processes such as inflammation and hemastasis. However, abnormal RBC-EC interactions also occur, causing tissue damage or death. As such, this project was carried out to determine the effects of plasma protein...