Imaging red blood cells with the atomic force microscope. 1996

P Zachée, and J Snauwaert, and P Vandenberghe, and L Hellemans, and M Boogaerts
CRUH, Clinical Research Unit Haematology, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium.

A novel technique for the reproduction of ultramorphological images and details of the surface of normal and pathological red blood cells (RBC) was investigated. The atomic force microscope (AFM) provided high-resolution images of cell surfaces. The RBC dimensions obtained by this technique revealed differences between native red cells in smears and glutaraldehyde-fixed red cells. It was shown that fixed red blood cells were best suited for the ultramorphological imaging of the cell surface.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D004912 Erythrocytes Red blood cells. Mature erythrocytes are non-nucleated, biconcave disks containing HEMOGLOBIN whose function is to transport OXYGEN. Blood Cells, Red,Blood Corpuscles, Red,Red Blood Cells,Red Blood Corpuscles,Blood Cell, Red,Blood Corpuscle, Red,Erythrocyte,Red Blood Cell,Red Blood Corpuscle
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D018625 Microscopy, Atomic Force A type of scanning probe microscopy in which a probe systematically rides across the surface of a sample being scanned in a raster pattern. The vertical position is recorded as a spring attached to the probe rises and falls in response to peaks and valleys on the surface. These deflections produce a topographic map of the sample. Atomic Force Microscopy,Force Microscopy,Scanning Force Microscopy,Atomic Force Microscopies,Force Microscopies,Force Microscopies, Scanning,Force Microscopy, Scanning,Microscopies, Atomic Force,Microscopies, Force,Microscopies, Scanning Force,Microscopy, Force,Microscopy, Scanning Force,Scanning Force Microscopies

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