Investigations on the Polymer Induced Aggregation of Red Blood Cells

In this paper we make a short overview of our experimental work on the effect of different factors influencing the red blood cell (RBC) aggregation induced by the neutral polymers dextran (Dx) and polyethylene glycol (PEG). Suspensions of washed RBC in phosphate buffered saline (final hematocrit = 0.40 v/v, pH=7.4) were used throughout this study. The Zeta sedimentation technique was applied to quantify RBC aggregation. It gives the opportunity...