Cell Behavior Under Blood Flow
A special issue of Cells (ISSN 2073-4409).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 January 2026 | Viewed by 12
Special Issue Editors
Interests: hematology; blood banking; transfusion medicine; red cell storage lesion
Interests: viscoelasticity of multicellular systems; biophysics; biomechanics; effects along biointerfaces
Interests: red blood cells; RBC deformability; RBC fragility; RBC storage; biorheology
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Blood components and endothelial cells encounter varying levels of shear (mechanical) stress during circulation. In vivo, shear stress can range from a few Pa to 20–50 Pa in an artery with a stenotic lesion. Exposure to elevated levels of mechanical stress can lead to subcellular structural changes due to cell strain, potentially resulting in alterations in membrane composition and biochemical and biophysical properties. All these cellular changes can ultimately initiate cell injury and dysfunction.
Accordingly, studying cellular responses to applied mechanical stress holds fundamental significance. In this Issue, we aim to compile reports of new research addressing the effects of mechanical stress on the functioning of cells in the bloodstream. We encourage the submission of papers that allow readers to explore this topic from biochemical and biophysical perspectives, focusing on the molecular mechanisms involved. We encourage scholars to employ a variety of methods to solve the research problem, ranging from theoretical and experimental to numerical.
Dr. Alexander Gural
Dr. Ivana Pajic-Lijakovic
Dr. Gregory Barshtein
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- blood flow
- shear stress
- red blood cells
- white blood cells
- platelets
- endothelial cells
- cell stimulation
- mechanical stress
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