Bitensky M.W. – TechConnect Briefs

Blood dynamics in microfabricated vessel networks

Mulivor A.W., Shevkoplyas S., Sun C., Bitensky M.W., Munn L.L., Massachusetts General Hospital, US

Blood displays interesting behavior when flowing through channels with dimensions similar to the blood cells. Two well-known examples include the decrease in flow resistance with tube size (Fahraeus-Lindqvist effect) and the enhancement of leukocyte (WBC) [...]

Biomimetic Design of a Microfluidic Device for Auto-separation of Leukocytes from Whole Blood

Shevkoplyas S.S., Yoshida T., Munn L.L., Bitensky M.W., Boston University, US

Leukocytes comprise less than one percent of all blood cells. Enrichment of their number, starting from a sample of whole blood, is the required first step of many clinical and basic research assays. We created [...]