Continuous separation of lipid particles from erythrocytes by means of laminar flow and acoustic standing wave forces.
Improved continuous acoustic particle separation (separation efficiency close to 100%) and separation of erythrocytes (red blood cells) from lipid microemboli in whole blood is reported.
Petersson
Filip
F
Department of Electrical Measurements, Lund Institute of Technology, P.O. Box 118, S-221 00 Lund, Sweden.
Nilsson
Andreas
A
Holm
Cecilia
C
Jonsson
Henrik
H
Laurell
Thomas
T
D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002469:Cell Separation; D004867:Equipment Design; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000166:cytology*; D006801:Humans; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D046210:Microfluidic Analytical Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D010316:Particle Size; D014465:Ultrasonics
D008055:Lipids