Title :
Quantitative phase imaging and spectroscopy techniques for the study of sickle cell diseases
Author :
Youngchan Kim ; YongKeun Park
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., KAIST, Daejeon, South Korea
Abstract :
We report the characterization of all the relevant biomechanical properties of individual red blood cells with sickle cell disease using non-invasive quantitative phase imaging and spectroscopy techniques with a previously-validated RBC membrane model.
Keywords :
biomechanics; biomedical optical imaging; biomembranes; blood; cellular biophysics; diseases; spectroscopy; RBC membrane model; biomechanical properties; noninvasive quantitative phase imaging; red blood cells; sickle cell diseases; spectroscopy techniques;
Conference_Titel :
Communications and Photonics Conference (ACP), 2012 Asia
Conference_Location :
Guangzhou
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-6274-0
