Fig. 3From: Investigation of red blood cell mechanical properties using AFM indentation and coarse-grained particle method a Comparison between experimental data and the modified Hertz equation for a typical sample where E = 9.83 kPa, b effective Young’s modulus for each cell; the mean is 7.57 kPa (solid line) with a standard deviation of 3.25 kPa (dotted lines)Back to article page