Plasma Drop Experiment (IMAGE)

Saarland University

Plasma Drop Experiment

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Blood plasma is placed between two plates and the plates then drawn apart. High-speed cameras fitted with high-resolution microscope lenses capture the formation of threads and drops, demonstrating that blood plasma exhibits both viscous and elastic behavior when deformed and that it does not behave like water.

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Christof Schäfer, <i>Phys. Rev. Lett.</i> 110, 2013, 078305. Copyright (2013) by the American Physical Society

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