Numerical simulations of light scattering by red blood cells

• The electromagnetic scattering properties of red blood cells were analyzed by three different methods. The finite-different time-domain method is a general and flexible approach and enables accurate simulations of scattering from objects with arbitrary shape. This method was compared with two approximate methods: the Rytov approximation and the Discrete Dipole Approximation. The interaction of light with a red blood cell was systematically investigated using different wavelengths and orientations of the cells. The simulations show that the cell shape, as well as the cell volume and orientation, have a large influence on the forward scattering.

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TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER  -- Elektroteknik och elektronik (hsv//swe)

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY  -- Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information Engineering (hsv//eng)

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