• Biomechanical properties of native and cultured red blood cells–Interplay of shape, structure and biomechanics 

      Bernecker, Claudia; Lima, Maria; Kolesnik, Tatjana; Lampl, Annika; Ciubotaru, Catalin; Leita, Riccardo; Kolb, Dagmar; Fröhlich, Eleonore; Schlenke, Peter; Holzapfel, Gerhard; Dorn, Isabel; Cojoc, Dan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Modern medicine increases the demand for safe blood products. Ex vivo cultured red blood cells (cRBC) are eagerly awaited as a standardized, safe source of RBC. Established culture models still lack the terminal cytoskeletal ...
    • Cholesterol Deficiency Causes Impaired Osmotic Stability of Cultured Red Blood Cells 

      Bernecker, Claudia; Köfeler, Harald; Pabst, Georg; Trötzmüller, Martin; Kolb, Dagmar; Strohmayer, Karl; Trajanoski, Slave; Holzapfel, Gerhard; Schlenke, Peter; Dorn, Isabel (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Ex vivo generation of red blood cells (cRBCs) is an attractive tool in basic research and for replacing blood components donated by volunteers. As a prerequisite for the survival of cRBCs during storage as well as in the ...