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. 2005 Aug 19;89(5):3203–3213. doi: 10.1529/biophysj.105.063826

FIGURE 1.

FIGURE 1

Regimes of AFM pulling of an adherent red cell. (A) AFM probing involves indentation and retraction. With a functionalized tip, adhesion is established with a counter-ligand so that, during retraction, adhesion bonds must be broken. (B) A typical force-curve for a pulling cycle is shown when a human RBC is probed with a SIRPα functionalized tip.