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  • Title: The human erythrocyte membrane skeleton may be an ionic gel. III. Micropipette aspiration of unswollen erythrocytes.
    Author: Stokke BT, Mikkelsen A, Elgsaeter A.
    Journal: J Theor Biol; 1986 Nov 21; 123(2):205-11. PubMed ID: 3626588.
    Abstract:
    We have carried out a theoretical analysis of micropipette aspiration of unswollen erythrocytes using the protein-gel-lipid-bilayer membrane model and taking into account that the modulus of area compression of the membrane skeleton may depend on the environmental conditions. Our analysis shows that the aspiration pressure needed to obtain a certain membrane projection length is strongly dependent on the ratio between the membrane skeleton modulus of area compression and the elastic shear modulus. Our analysis therefore predicts that micropipette aspiration of unswollen erythrocytes may be a sensitive method for detection of changes in this ratio. The analysis thus also shows that micropipette aspiration of unswollen erythrocytes can not be used to determine the membrane shear modulus unless something is known about the membrane skeleton modulus of area compression.
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