The relations among membrane structure, mechanical properties, and cell shape have been
investigated. The fluid mosaic membrane models used contains several components that …

A simple four parameter geometrical model is introduced to approximately simulate the
axisymmetrically shaped red blood cells. Possible shapes are calculated according to the …

A procedure is developed to calculate red blood cell and phospholipid vesicle shapes within
the bilayer couple model of the membrane. The membrane is assumed to consist of two …

A model is postulated which attributes the distinctive biconcave shape of the human
erythrocyte to a balance of forces acting on the membrane. The forces considered are …

Shapes of red blood cells at low pH were studied theoretically. It is assumed that the
equilibrium shape of the red blood cell corresponds to the minimum of its membrane elastic …

The basic principles that govern the shape behavior of phospholipid vesicle shapes are
discussed. The important membrane parameters of the system are defined by presenting the …

In the first paper in this series (Stokke et al. Eur Biophys J 1986, 13: 203–218) we developed
the general theory of the mechanochemical properties and the elastic free energy of the …

A well known physiological property of erythrocytes is that they can aggregate and form a
rouleau. We present a theoretical analysis of erythrocyte shapes in a long rouleau …

Previous models of the erythrocyte membrane have been based on the assumption that the
resting curvature of the membrane is either flat or has a small curvature relative to the overall …

The two main proposals found in the literature for the stress-free shape of the red cell
membrane are (a) the bioconcave shape and (b) the sphere of the same surface area …