Cell membranes contain a large variety of lipid types and are crowded with proteins,
endowing them with the plasticity needed to fulfill their key roles in cell functioning. The …

It has been long known that blood health heavily influences optimal physiological function.
Abnormalities affecting the physical properties of blood have been implicated in the …

Recent research in artificial cell production holds promise for the development of delivery
agents with therapeutic effects akin to real cells. To succeed in these applications, these …

Many biological processes involve large-scale changes in membrane shape. Computer
simulations of these processes are challenging since they occur across a wide range of …

Many factors in the surrounding environment have been reported to influence erythrocyte
deformability. It is likely that some influences represent reversible changes in erythrocyte …

The utilizations of microfluidic chips for single RBC (red blood cell) studies have attracted
great interests in recent years to filter, trap, analyze, and release single erythrocytes for …

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a massive clinical challenge, annually affecting millions
of patients globally. VTE is a particularly consequential pathology, as incidence is correlated …

Abstract Background and Objective In recent years, progress in microfabrication
technologies has attracted the attention of researchers across disciplines. Microfluidic …

Microcirculatory obstruction is a hallmark of severe malaria, but mechanisms of parasite
sequestration are only partially understood. Here, we developed a robust three-dimensional …

The dynamics of single red blood cells (RBCs) determine microvascular blood flow by
adapting their shape to the flow conditions in the narrow vessels. In this study, we explore …