Image-based model of the spectrin cytoskeleton for red blood cell simulation.

We simulate deformable red blood cells in the microcirculation using the immersed boundary method with a cytoskeletal model that incorporates structural details revealed by tomographic images. The elasticity of red blood cells is known to be supplied by both their lipid bilayer membranes, which resi...

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Main Authors: Thomas G Fai, Alejandra Leo-Macias, David L Stokes, Charles S Peskin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-10-01
Series:PLoS Computational Biology
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5654263?pdf=render