"The deformability of RBCs is an important indicator of their health and functionality, and changes in this property can signal the presence of diseases," said Associate Professor Ye Ai at ...

Plasticity or plastic deformability is a material's ability to be deformed by compression, tension or shear into a specific shape or geometry without breaking. Typically, ceramic materials exhibit ...

Plasticity or plastic deformability is a material’s ability to be deformed by compression, tension or shear into a specific shape or geometry without breaking. Typically, ceramic materials exhibit ...

Purdue University material engineers have created a patent-pending process to develop ultrahigh-strength aluminum alloys that are suitable for additive manufacturing because of their plastic ...

New research suggests that a coronavirus infection alters the biomechanical properties of red and white blood cells, in some cases for months -- a possible explanation for long COVID. Using real ...

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Material engineers have created a patent-pending process to develop ultrahigh-strength aluminum alloys that are suitable for additive manufacturing because of their plastic deformability.

The results suggest that depressive disorders, and in particular persistent depressive disorders, are associated with a general increase in the deformability of immune cells, which could indicate ...

We have studied how cell architecture contributes to normal cell functions or dysfunction in disease for red blood cell shape and deformability, skeletal and cardiac muscle contraction, endothelial ...