title: Measurement of Aggregation of Red Cells in space--a project for the NASA space shuttle.
abstract: Progress is described on the advanced stages in design of an instrument for the study of red blood cell aggregation and blood viscosity under near-zero gravity conditions. This paper gives a brief review of the experiment and its background and a description of the design of the instrument intended for space conditions. Summaries are given of solutions to some problems peculiar to a space experiment, particularly blood storage, microscope focusing, experiment control and data acquisition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Sydney.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Dintenfass
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Osman
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Maguire
mesh_terms: D001799:Blood Sedimentation / Q000187:drug effects; D001809:Blood Viscosity; D001330:Electronic Data Processing; D004867:Equipment Design; D004903:Erythrocyte Aggregation / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D018056:Hemorheology; D006801:Humans; D055095:Optics and Photonics; D010781:Photography; D012107:Research Design; D013026:Space Flight / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013696:Temperature; D014893:Weightlessness