A new determination of the shear modulus of the human erythrocyte membrane using optical tweezers

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 1145-1151

  Hénon, Sylvie ^a   Lenormand, Guillaume ^a   Richert, Alain ^a   Gallet, François ^a  

^a EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SILICON DIOXIDE;

ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; ELASTICITY; ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANE; FORCE; HUMAN; MICROSCOPE; OPTICAL TWEEZER; YOUNG MODULUS;

EID: 0037574885     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(99)77279-6     Document Type: Article

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