Static equilibrium configurations of a model red blood cell.
The membrane of the red blood cell is modeled as a fluid shell which resists bending and changes in area. The differential equations governing the mechanical equilibrium of such a membrane are derived and axisymmetric solutions are obtained numerically.
D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D002462:Cell Membrane; D004912:Erythrocytes; D008433:Mathematics; D008954:Models, Biological