Journal article
Blood bank storage of red blood cells increases RBC cytoplasmic membrane order and bending rigidity
Abstract
Blood banks around the world store blood components for several weeks ensuring its availability for transfusion medicine. Red blood cells (RBCs) are known to undergo compositional changes during storage, which may impact the cells' function and eventually the recipients' health. We extracted the RBC's cytoplasmic membrane (RBCcm) to study the effect of storage on the membranes' molecular structure and bending rigidity by a combination of X-ray …
Authors
Himbert S; Qadri SM; Sheffield WP; Schubert P; D’Alessandro A; Rheinstädter MC
Journal
PLOS ONE, Vol. 16, No. 11,
Publisher
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0259267
ISSN
1932-6203