Effect of cytosol viscosity on the flow behavior of red blood cell suspensions in microvessels

ConclusionsThe weak effect on the flow resistance and RBC ‐FL explains why RBCs can contain a high concentration of hemoglobin for efficient oxygen delivery, without a pronounced increase in the flow resistance. Furthermore, our results suggest that significant alterations in microvascular flow in various pathologies are likely not due to mere changes in cytosolic viscosity.

Source: Microcirculation - November 1, 2020 Category: Research Authors: Wei Chien, Gerhard Gompper, Dmitry A. Fedosov Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research