Characterization of red blood cells (RBCs) using dual Brillouin/Raman micro-spectroscopy Conference Paper uri icon

abstract

  • 2016 SPIE. Erythrocytes, or red blood cells, transport oxygen to and carbon dioxide from the body's tissues and organs. Red blood cell mechanical properties are altered in a number of diseases such as sickle cell anaemia and malaria. Additionally, mechanically modified red blood cell ghosts are being considered as a long-term, biocompatible carrier for drug delivery and for blood analyte sensing. Brillouin spectroscopy enables viscoelastic characterization of samples at the microscale. In this report, Brillouin spectroscopy is applied to characterize the mechanical properties of red blood cells and red blood cell ghosts.

name of conference

  • Imaging, Manipulation, and Analysis of Biomolecules, Cells, and Tissues IX

published proceedings

  • IMAGING, MANIPULATION, AND ANALYSIS OF BIOMOLECULES, CELLS, AND TISSUES IX

author list (cited authors)

  • Meng, Z., Bustamante-Lopez, S. C., Yakovlev, V. V., & Meissner, K.

citation count

  • 1

complete list of authors

  • Meng, Zhaokai||Bustamante-Lopez, Sandra C||Yakovlev, Vladislav V||Meissner, Kenith EII

editor list (cited editors)

  • Farkas, D. L., Nicolau, D. V., & Leif, R. C.

publication date

  • April 2016