Table 2.

The morphological AFM parameters of the three HS patients before and after splenectomy

	L (μm)	W (μm)	H (nm)	h (nm)	Rp-v(nm)	Ra(nm)
Pre-SE	5.92 ± 0.27**	5.81 ± 0.12**	1644.33 ± 34.93*	586.33 ± 120.50**	1058.00 ± 155.09*	215.67 ± 6.11*
Post-SE	6.12 ± 0.15*	5.85 ± 0.21*	2236.33 ± 15.63**	1098.67 ± 131.03**	1644.33 ± 34.93**	197.67 ± 36.20
Control	6.51 ± 0.27	6.22 ± 0.15	1358.33 ± 81.35	52.33 ± 15.04	1272.50 ± 48.79	287.00 ± 44.03

L length of the red blood cell, W width of the red blood cell, H maximum height of the cell, h the minimum height of the cell, Rp-v the valley to peak distance, Ra the average cell surface roughness, Pre-SE pre-splenectomy, Post-SE post-splenectomy

* P < 0.05 compared to the control group; ** P < 0.01 compared to the control group