Fractal research on red blood cell aggregation

Article type: Short Communication

Authors: Kang, Meng‐Zhen | Zeng, Yan‐Jun^; | Liu, Jian‐Gang

Affiliations: Biomechanics and Medical Information Institute, Beijing Polytechnic University, Beijing 100022, China | XiYuan Hospital, China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing, 100039, China

Note: [] Corresponding author: Y. Zeng, Director, Biomechanics and Medical Information Institute, Beijing Polytechnic University, 100 Ping Le Yuan, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100022, P.R. China. Tel.: +86 10 67391809; Fax: +86 10 67392297; E‐mail: [email protected].

Abstract: By analyzing the aggregation images, we found that the distribution of RBCs shows fractal characteristics. A CCA (Cluster–Cluster Aggregation) model was chosen trying to simulate the RBC aggregation and to reveal the relationship between the fractal dimension and the binding energy.

Journal: Clinical Hemorheology and Microcirculation, vol. 22, no. 3, pp. 229-236, 2000