Small angle light scattering by large spheroids. Comparison with patterns from erythrocytes under shear

Issue title: New Methods in Biorheology. Proceedings of the International Symposium held in Nancy, France, 17–18 August 1983. A Satellite Symposium of the Fifth International Congress of Biorheology

Guest editors: J.F. Stoltz and E. Puchelle

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Ravey, J.C. | Mazeron, P.

Affiliations: Laboratoire de Biophysique Moléculaire, ERA CNRS N°828, Université de Nancy I, ler cycle, B.P. N°239, 54506 Vandoeuvre les Nancy, France

Abstract: The physical optics approximation has been used to compute small angle light scattering patterns from spheroids regarded as models for deformed red cells. According to their orientation, diagrams have been obtained whose fine structure can be very different from that resulting of the classical diffraction (existence of maxima and minima of intensity along the rings). Some experimental results for red cells suspensions under shear are shown which exhibit features very similar to the theoretical ones.

DOI: 10.3233/BIR-1984-23S151

Journal: Biorheology, vol. 23, no. s1, pp. 287-290, 1984