Hurst exponent: A Brownian approach to characterize the nonlinear behavior of red blood cells deformability

Hurst exponent: A Brownian approach to characterize the nonlinear behavior of red blood cells deformability

Ektacytometry techniques quantifies red blood cells (RBCs) deformability by measuring the elongation of suspended RBCs subjected to shear stress. Raw shear stress elongation plots are difficult to understand, thus most research papers apply data reduction methods characterizing the relationship betw...

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Published in:Physica A Vol. 488; pp. 1 - 7
Main Authors: Mancilla Canales, M.A., Leguto, A.J., Riquelme, B.D., León, P. Ponce de, Bortolato, S.A., Korol, A.M.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier B.V 15-12-2017
Subjects:
Ektacytometry
Erythrocytes
Fractals
Hurst exponent
Nonlinear quantifiers
Ektacytometry
Hurst exponent
Fractals
Nonlinear quantifiers
Erythrocytes
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Summary:Ektacytometry techniques quantifies red blood cells (RBCs) deformability by measuring the elongation of suspended RBCs subjected to shear stress. Raw shear stress elongation plots are difficult to understand, thus most research papers apply data reduction methods characterizing the relationship between curve fitting. Our approach works with the naturally generated photometrically recorded time series of the diffraction pattern of several million of RBCs subjected to shear stress, and applies nonlinear quantifiers to study the fluctuations of these elongations. The development of new quantitative methods is crucial for restricting the subjectivity in the study of the cells behavior, mainly if they are capable of analyze at the same time biological and mechanical aspects of the cells in flowing conditions and compare their dynamics. A patented optical system called Erythrocyte Rheometer was used to evaluate viscoelastic properties of erythrocytes by Ektacytometry. To analyze cell dynamics we used the technique of Time Delay Coordinates, False Nearest Neighbors, the forecasting procedure proposed by Sugihara and May, and Hurst exponent. The results have expressive meaning on comparing healthy samples with parasite treated samples, suggesting that apparent noise associated with deterministic chaos can be used not only to distinguish but also to characterize biological and mechanical aspects of cells at the same time in flowing conditions.
ISSN:0378-4371
1873-2119
DOI:10.1016/j.physa.2017.06.009