Strain Energy Function of Red Blood Cell Membranes
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The several widely different values of the elastic modulus of the human red blood cell membrane are incorporated into a single strain energy function consisting of two terms that are applied to the process of sphering of red blood cells in a hypotonic solution.About:
This article is published in Biophysical Journal.The article was published on 1973-03-01 and is currently open access. It has received 765 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Elastic modulus & Red blood cell.read more
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Mechanical properties of the red cell membrane. i. membrane stiffness and intracellular pressure.
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