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The minimum energy of bending as a possible explanation of the biconcave shape of the human red blood cell
Journal of Theoretical Biology · 1970 · Vol. 26(1) · pp. 61–81
Peter B. Canham✉(Western University)
Erythrocyte Function and PathophysiologyBlood properties and coagulationLipid Membrane Structure and BehaviorBendingCurvatureGeometryMembraneTonicityEnergy (signal processing)Volume (thermodynamics)ViscoelasticityBiophysicsChemistry
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Cell MembraneElasticityErythrocytesHumansHypotonic SolutionsIsotonic SolutionsModels, TheoreticalOsmotic PressurePhotomicrography
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