Bending Resistance and Chemically Induced Moments in Membrane Bilayers

The minimum energy of bending as a possible explanation of the biconcave shape of the human red blood cell

Peter B. Canham · Journal of Theoretical Biology · 1970 · 1.6K citations

Natural Sciences, Biophysics, Physics +17

Structure and polymorphism of the hydrocarbon chains of lipids: A study of lecithin-water phases

Annette Tardieu, Vittorio Luzzati, F.C. Reman · Journal of Molecular Biology · 1973 · 1.2K citations

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Membrane Structure: Some General Principles

Mark S. Bretscher · Science · 1973 · 838 citations

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Biophysics +17

Strain Energy Function of Red Blood Cell Membranes

Richard Skalak, Aydın Tözeren, R.P. Zarda et al. · Biophysical Journal · 1973 · 827 citations · Full text

Natural Sciences, Biophysics, Physiology +14

Mechanical Properties of the Red Cell Membrane

R.P. Rand, Alan C. Burton · Biophysical Journal · 1964 · 399 citations · Full text

Natural Sciences, Biophysics, Physiology +14