When red blood cells go off the beaten track | LIPhy

Publication / Research

On November 25, 2024

A Franco-American collaboration has demonstrated that in the microcirculatory network, some red blood cells can take unexpected routes to get from one point to another. This experimental observation should lead to more precise modeling of the mechanisms of oxygenation and elimination of the residues of cellular activity within the blood network.

To find out more, take a look at :

an explanatory video on the LIPhy Youtube channel,
the news published on the CNRS Physique website,
the scientific article published in Physical Review Fluids.

Date

On November 25, 2024

Contact

Gwennou Coupier (LIPhy)
gwennou.coupieruniv-grenoble-alpes.fr (gwennou[dot]coupier[at]univ-grenoble-alpes[dot]fr)

Thomas Podgorski (LRP)
thomas.podgorskiuniv-grenoble-alpes.fr (thomas[dot]podgorski[at]univ-grenoble-alpes[dot]fr)

Reference

M. Alonzo, N. J. Karst, T. Podgorski, J. B. Geddes, and G. Coupier. Spatio-temporal instabilities of blood flow in a model capillary network. Physical Review Fluids 9, 104401 (2024)