On the viscous deformation of biological cells under anisotropic surface tension

DOI10.1017/S0022112088002125zbMath0658.76114MaRDI QIDQ3807828

Daniel Zinemanas, Avinoam Nir

Publication date: 1988

Published in: Journal of Fluid Mechanics (Search for Journal in Brave)

zbMATH Keywords

cellular structurebiochemical processanisotropic membranerod-like particlesviscous dropletactive interfacial forcescleavage of biological cell

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Physiological flows (76Z05) Basic methods in fluid mechanics (76M99) Physiological, cellular and medical topics (92Cxx)

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