Publication Date:
2012-11-30
Description:
Author(s): T. Omori, T. Ishikawa, D. Barthès-Biesel, A.-V. Salsac, Y. Imai, and T. Yamaguchi When a red blood cell (RBC) is subjected to an external flow, it is deformed by the hydrodynamic forces acting on its membrane. The resulting elastic tensions in the membrane play a key role in mechanotransduction and govern its rupture in the case of hemolysis. In this study, we analyze the motion ... [Phys. Rev. E 86, 056321] Published Thu Nov 29, 2012
Keywords:
Fluid dynamics
Print ISSN:
1539-3755
Electronic ISSN:
1550-2376
Topics:
Physics
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