<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Interacting electromagnetic field with the living organisms and cells became of the great interest in the last decade. Erythrocytes are the most common types of the blood cells and have unique rheological, electrical, and magnetic properties. Aggregation is one of the important characteristics of the erythrocytes which has a great impact in some clinical cases. The present study introduces a simple method to monitor the effect of static magnetic field on erythrocytes aggregation using light transmission. Features were extracted from the time course curve of the light transmission through the whole blood under different intensities of the magnetic field. The findings of this research showed that static magnetic field could influence the size and the rate of erythrocytes aggregation. The strong correlations confirmed these results between the static magnetic field intensity and both the time of aggregation and sedimentation of erythrocytes. From this study, it can be concluded that static magnetic field can be used to modify the mechanisms of erythrocytes aggregation.</p></abstract>

Interacting electromagnetic field with the living organisms and cells became of the great interest in the last decade. Erythrocytes are the most common types of the blood cells and have unique rheological, electrical, and magnetic properties. Aggregation is one of the important characteristics of the erythrocytes which has a great impact in some clinical cases. The present study introduces a simple method to monitor the effect of static magnetic field on erythrocytes aggregation using light transmission. Features were extracted from the time course curve of the light transmission through the whole blood under different intensities of the magnetic field. The findings of this research showed that static magnetic field could influence the size and the rate of erythrocytes aggregation. The strong correlations confirmed these results between the static magnetic field intensity and both the time of aggregation and sedimentation of erythrocytes. From this study, it can be concluded that static magnetic field can be used to modify the mechanisms of erythrocytes aggregation.

Direct monitoring of erythrocytes aggregation under the effect of the low-intensity magnetic field by measuring light transmission at wavelength 800 nm

Department of Medical Biophysics, Medical Research Institute

Department of Medical Laboratory Technology, Faculty of Applied Medical Science

Polish Journal of Medical Physics and Engineering

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Interacting electromagnetic field with the living organisms and cells became of the great interest in the last decade. Erythrocytes are the most common types...

Direct monitoring of erythrocytes aggregation under the effect of the low-intensity magnetic field by measuring light transmission at wavelength 800 nm

Published Online: Dec 21, 2017

Page range: 89 - 92

Received: Aug 27, 2017

Accepted: Oct 25, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/pjmpe-2017-0015

Keywords
erythrocytes, aggregation, magnetic field, light, transmission

© 2017 Mohamed A. Elblbesy, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Direct monitoring of erythrocytes aggregation under the effect of the low-intensity magnetic field by measuring light transmission at wavelength 800 nm

Published Online: Dec 21, 2017

Page range: 89 - 92

Received: Aug 27, 2017

Accepted: Oct 25, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/pjmpe-2017-0015

Keywordserythrocytes, aggregation, magnetic field, light, transmission

© 2017 Mohamed A. Elblbesy, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
erythrocytes, aggregation, magnetic field, light, transmission