What Causes Blood Cells To Deform, And How Does Deformation Affect Blood Flow?

Saturday, October 31, 2009 - 22:35 in Health & Medicine

Physicists investigate the forces that deform red blood cells into asymmetric slipper shapes, and strive to learn how the deformation is important in blood flow and various blood flow-related diseases.

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