Red blood cells (RBCs) are the most abundant cell type in the human body and critical
suppliers of oxygen. The cells are characterized by a simple structure with no internal …

An important mechanical property of cells is the membrane bending modulus, κ. In the case
of red blood cells (RBCs) there is a composite membrane consisting of a cytoplasmic …

The erythrocyte membrane, a metabolically regulated active structure that comprises lipid
molecules, junctional complexes, and the spectrin network, enables the cell to undergo …

The membrane of the red blood cell (RBC) consists of spectrin tetramers connected at actin
junctional complexes, forming a two-dimensional (2D) sixfold triangular network anchored to …

We study the biomechanical interactions between the lipid bilayer and the cytoskeleton in a
red blood cell (RBC) by developing a general framework for mesoscopic simulations. We …

The human erythrocyte (red blood cell, RBC) demonstrates extraordinary ability to undergo
reversible large deformation and fluidity. Such mechanical response cannot be consistently …

Blood banks around the world store blood components for several weeks ensuring its
availability for transfusion medicine. Red blood cells (RBCs) are known to undergo …

The membrane of the human erythrocyte is reinforced along its entire cytoplasmic surface by
a two-dimensional network of peripheral proteins that closely adhere to the membrane …

We prepared highly oriented, multi-lamellar stacks of human red blood cell (RBC)
membranes applied on silicon wafers. RBC ghosts were prepared by hemolysis and applied …

The membranes of human red blood cells (RBCs) are a composite of a fluid lipid bilayer and
a triangular network of semiflexible filaments (spectrin). We perform cellular microrheology …