Effects of Aggregation on Blood Sedimentation and Conductivity
Fig 7
Sedimentation curve and change in the velocity of sedimentation with time for whole blood and a suspension of erythrocytes in phosphate buffered saline (PBS).
(A) Sigmoid sedimentation curve and change in the sedimentation velocity of whole blood. Suspension of washed erythrocytes in pure plasma, hematocrit (HCT) = 35%. (B) Linear growth of the pure PBS zone for the suspension of erythrocytes in PBS (pH = 7.4, 290 mOsmol/kg), HCT = 45%. The insets show capillary tubes with blood after 9190 s of sedimentation.