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Xuejin Li1, Ming Dao2, George Lykotrafitis3

  • 1Division of Applied Mathematics, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA.

Journal of Biomechanics
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PubMed

Keywords:
AdhesionBiomechanicsBiorheologyErythrocyteSickle cell disease

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