Refractive index tomograms and dynamic membrane fluctuations of red blood cells from patients with diabetes mellitus
S. Lee, H. Park, K. Kim, Y. Sohn, S. Jang, Y. Park
This study uses 3-D quantitative phase imaging to analyze morphological, biochemical, and mechanical properties of red blood cells from diabetic and non-diabetic patients, finding reduced sphericity, higher haemoglobin content, and lower membrane deformability in diabetic RBCs.
bioRxiv · Nov 14, 2016Biophysics