Fig. 3
From: Hemoglobin S and C affect biomechanical membrane properties of P. falciparum-infected erythrocytes
Changes in biomechanical parameters in uninfected and P. falciparum-infected HbAS and HbAC erythrocytes. a Bending modulus κ of U (dark blue); uninfected, R (blue); ring phase, and T (light blue); trophozoite HbAS erythrocytes. b Bending modulus κ of U (dark gray); uninfected, R (gray); ring phase, and T (white); trophozoite HbAC erythrocytes. Corresponding data for the c and d surface tension σ and e and f membrane confinement γ. Individual data points represent a single determination and n the total number of data points obtained using blood of N different donors. Box plots (gray) were laid over the data points. The 25–75 percentile ranges of the corresponding HbAA results are highlighted in red for visual comparison. *p < 0.05 according to Welch t-test
