Disaggregation of stacked red blood cells under strong pulse magnetic field

We have investigated the dependence of magnetic field intensity and stimulation time on stacking formation of red blood cells (RBCs) to study blood circulation in human body. The pulse magnetic field with the maximum intensity of 0.27-0.07 T, pulse transition time of 0.102 ms, and pulse intervals of 1 s was applied to the distal end of palm for 5-20 min. The aggregation of RBCs was measured using microscopy. After the magnetic stimulation for 10 min, the fully stacked RBCs were almost separated from each other and moved much faster than those in unstimulated state. The disaggregation was maintained at a decreasing intensity of 0.19 T, and a few cells were stacked at the weak intensity of 0.07 T. In this work, we investigated the degree of RBCs aggregation and activity time by varying the intensity and time of magnetic stimulation to get the optimum condition of pulse magnetic field stimulus. (C) 2015 AIP Publishing LLC.