Document Type
Thesis
Date of Award
5-31-1989
Degree Name
Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering - (M.S.)
Department
Biomedical Engineering Committee
First Advisor
Ching-Rong Huang
Second Advisor
David S. Kristol
Third Advisor
Peter Engler
Abstract
A rheological model of blood has been used for testing red cell deformability. The result of the testing is characterized by five parameters of the model. We suggested that the rheological behavior of blood is affected by red cell deformability. The result of the parameter C of the model, which is the kinetic rate constant of the structural breakdown of rouleaux into individual erythrocytes induced by shearing, from decreased red cell deformability group higher than that from normal control group lead to a criterion for separating normal subjects from decreased red cell deformability. The easy experiment method of using whole blood sample directly for testing red cell deformability is the goal of introducing this hemorheological testing.
Recommended Citation
Ma, Zhenglei, "Red blood cell deformability testing by using a rheological method" (1989). Theses. 2847.
https://digitalcommons.njit.edu/theses/2847
