Abstract
We present the light scattering properties of individual human red blood cells (RBCs). We show that both the RBC static and dynamic scattering signals are altered by adenosine 5'-triphosphate (ATP)-driven membrane metabolic remodeling. To measure the light scattering signal from individual RBCs, we use diffraction phase microscopy together with a Fourier transform light scattering technique. RBC cytosolic ATPs are both chemically and metabolically depleted, and the corresponding scattering signals are compared with the light scattering signal of normal RBCs having physiologic levels of ATP.
Original language | English (US) |
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Article number | 011013 |
Journal | Journal of biomedical optics |
Volume | 16 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 2011 |
Keywords
- erythrocyte
- light scattering
- quantitative phase microscopy
- red blood cells
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biomedical Engineering
- Biomaterials
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics