| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 874945 | Journal of Biomechanics | 2008 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
A sticky chain model has been proposed to describe the unfolding of spectrin network under applied mechanical loads. With the model, the response of a red blood cell (RBC) under static and cyclic shear loading has been predicted, which agrees qualitatively with relevant experimental results.
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Authors
Gan-Yun Huang, Yiu-Wing Mai,