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Application of some droplet sedimentation theories to layered erythrocyte suspensions
J C Onyilagha1, S N Omenyi, R S Snyder
1Department of Applied Biology, Anambra State University of Technology, Enugu, Nigeria.
Abstract:
The applicability of some existing droplet sedimentation theories to erythrocyte suspensions was investigated using glutaraldehyde-fixed erythrocytes from horse, canine, pig, chicken, and human. The Svensson criteria were shown to underestimate the load supportable by a density gradient. The available theories on droplet formation times could not predict each other, and the data on erythrocyte suspensions, especially at high suspension concentrations. It was finally argued that, since the behavior of erythrocytes was not controlled by the diffusion process, the erythrocyte suspensions were not expected to exhibit lasting or absolute stability even when the particle load was small.
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