title: [Dendritic crystals as an example of fractal growth].
abstract: The crystallization in mixture of physiological solution (0.9% NaCl) with human albumin (model system) or blood serum leads to characteristic dendritic crystals. The composition of blood serum influences crystallization results in dependence on simultaneous pathological process of the organism. The crystallographic method is based on comparison and evaluation of dendritic patterns created by crystallization of NaCl in blood serum. The methods of image analysis are applied to classify the characteristic dendritic crystals in blood serum. This contribution describes possibility of fractal geometry appliance.
authors.affiliation: Ustav lékarské biofyziky, Lékarská fakulta, Univerzity Palackého v Olomouci, Czech Republic. Kubin@risc.upol.cz
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kubínek
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Varenka
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hozman
mesh_terms: D003461:Crystallography; D017709:Fractals; D006801:Humans; D008954:Models, Biological; D010949:Plasma / Q000737:chemistry; D012709:Serum Albumin / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D012709:Serum Albumin