VISUALIZATION AND MEASUREMENT OF FLOW-INDUCED DYNAMIC MOTION OF RED BLOOD CELLS USING TRACKING CONFOCAL MICRO-PIV SYSTEM

摘要

We have developed and evaluated a target-tracking confocal micro-PIV system that can measure faster flows than the conventional system with a motorized stage. The movement of the RBCs and the velocity distribution of the surrounding flow are successfully measured simultaneously using present system. The proposed system enables continuous observation of moving RBCs over a distance 2.5 times longer than that of the conventional system. It can also measure higher absolute velocities than the conventional system does.