Red Blood Cells Moving Through a Microchannel (VIDEO)
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Red blood cells can be seen flowing through a straight channel mimicking a blood vessel. Red blood cells tend to concentrate in the center creating cell-free layers close to the walls. Cell-free layers hold the key to understanding particle flow. A recent UConn study found that larger particles were more likely to be pushed into the cell-free layers than smaller particles, an important distinction that could be helpful in the development of new cancer drugs.
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(Anson Ma/UConn Video)
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