1. Effects of Dextran Molecular Weight on Red Blood Cell Aggregation
Björn Neu, Rosalinda Wenby, Herbert J. Meiselman 
Biophysical Journal 
Volume 95, Issue 6, Pages (September 2008)
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2. Figure 1
Viscosity concentration results for dextran molecular mass fractions used in this study. Data were obtained at 25°C using an automated tube viscometer.
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3. Figure 2
Experimentally determined polymer concentration-RBC aggregation data. (A) M value and (B) M1 value for cells suspended in solutions of dextran having a molecular mass of 70 kDa. Solid lines represent the best fits via a third-order polynomial (y=A+B1x+B2x2+B3x3).
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4. Figure 3
Experimentally determined polymer concentration-RBC aggregation data. (A) M value and (B) M1 value for cells suspended in solutions of dextran having a molecular mass of 250 kDa. Solid lines represent the best fits via a third-order polynomial (y=A+B1x+B2x2+B3x3).
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5. Figure 4
Experimentally determined polymer concentration-RBC aggregation data. (A) M value and (B) M1 value for cells suspended in solutions of dextran having a molecular mass of 500 kDa. Solid lines represent the best fits via a third-order polynomial (y=A+B1x+B2x2+B3x3).
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6. Figure 5
Experimentally determined polymer concentration-RBC aggregation data. (A) M value and (B) M1 value for cells suspended in solutions of dextran having a molecular mass of 2 MDa. Solid lines represent the best fits via a third-order polynomial (y=A+B1x+B2x2+B3x3).
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7. Figure 6
Experimentally determined polymer concentration-RBC aggregation data. (A) M value and (B) M1 value for cells suspended in solutions of dextran having a molecular mass of 28 MDa. Solid lines represent the best fits via a third-order polynomial (y=A+B1x+B2x2+B3x3).
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8. Figure 7
Calculated dependence of RBC aggregation on molecular mass at different suspending phase polymer concentrations. (A) M value and (B) M1 value. Data points were computed based on the experimental results shown in Figs. 2–6.
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9. Figure 8
Calculated dependence of RBC aggregation on molecular mass at different suspending phase polymer concentrations. (A) M value and (B) M1 value. Data points were computed based on the experimental results shown in Figs. 2–6 (see Materials and Methods).
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10. Figure 9
Theoretical dependence of depletion energy on polymer molecular mass for a suspending phase polymer concentrations c2 of 0.5g/dL and penetration depth p of 0 and 5nm, respectively (see text for details).
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