1. Mechanics in erythrocytes and multicellular structures Open Access Author: Zhang, Yao Title: Mechanics in erythrocytes and multicellular structures Graduate Program: Engineering Science and Mechanics Keywords: red blood celldeformabilitycoarse-grained modelingtraction forcemulticellular structuresepithelium dispersion File: Download YaoZhang_dissertation_2016.pdf Committee Members: Sulin Zhang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-AdvisorSulin Zhang, Committee Chair/Co-ChairBernhard R Tittmann, Committee MemberPatrick James Drew, Committee MemberPeter J Butler, Outside Member