Image-based model of the spectrin cytoskeleton for red blood cell simulation
Fig 8
Mechanical properties of red cell model with static spectrin networks under deformation typical of an optical tweezer experiment.
(a) Initial shape of membrane with overlaid cytoskeleton, (b) Final state (see also S6 Video), (c) Comparison of the simulated force-extension curve to optical tweezer experiments [53], in the axial (upper curve) and transverse (lower curve) directions. Error bars from the simulation were computed by comparing forward and reverse deformations.