Research Article

Nonlinear Biomechanical Characteristics of Deep Deformation of Native RBC Membranes in Normal State and under Modifier Action

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Influence of ions on RBC membrane stiffness. (a) AFM 3D images of RBC, 10 × 10 μm2, of a membrane topological defect, 3 × 3 μm2, and their profiles correspondingly. (b) Experimental curves for membranes after control and zinc ion action. (c) Histograms of the density of relative frequency of Young’s modulus for the control and zinc ion action, approximated by the normal law of Gaussian distribution. (d) Distribution function of Young’s modulus (approximation by the normal Gaussian law) for the control and after influence of .
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