2003/07/01 by Michael R. King
Physics and Astronomy · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · #physics.bio-ph #physics.flu-dyn #q-bio.CB
published as Proceedings of the First International Conference on Microchannels and Minichannels, ASME, pp. 103-108, 2003 · 6 pages, 4 figures
arxiv created 2003/07/01 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01
Adhesive interactions between white blood cells and the interior surface of the blood vessels they contact is important in inflammation and in the progression of heart disease. Parallel-plate microchannels have been useful in characterizing the strength of these interactions, in conditions that are much simplified over the complex environment these cells experience in the body. Recent computational and experimental work by several laboratories have attempted to bridge this gap between behavior observed in flow chamber experiments, and cell-surface interactions observed in the microvessels of anesthetized animals.