title: Temperature dependence of blood surface tension.
abstract: Whole blood surface tension of 15 healthy subjects recorded by the ring method was investigated in the temperature range from 20 to 40 degrees C. The surface tension omega as a function of temperature t ( degrees C) is described by an equation of linear regression as omega(t) = (-0.473 t + 70.105) x 10(-3) N/m. Blood serum surface tension in the range from 20 to 40 degrees C is described by linear regression equation omega(t) = (-0.368 t + 66.072) x 10(-3) N/m and linear regression function of blood sediment surface tension is omega(t) = (-0.423 t + 67.223) x10(-3) N/m.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Biophysics and Medical Informatics, Third Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic. jozef.rosina@lf3.cuni.cz
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rosina
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kvasnák
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Suta
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kolárová
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Málek
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Krajci
mesh_terms: D001790:Blood Physiological Phenomena; D006801:Humans; D016014:Linear Models; D008954:Models, Biological; D012016:Reference Values; D013500:Surface Tension; D013696:Temperature