The evolution of macroscopic living beings on Earth required the establishment of vascular
systems to transport nutrients and eliminate waste. For example, oxygen transport from the …

The resistance to blood flow is a function of the rheological properties of blood as well as the
geometric features of blood vessels. While circulatory investigations generally aim at …

This paper presents a numerical investigation of the axisymmetric, pressure driven motion of
single file erythrocyte (ie, red blood cell) suspensions flowing in capillaries of diameter 8-11 …

There is a number of publications on red blood cell deformability, that is, on the remarkable
cell ability to change its shape in response to an external force and to pass through the …

The red blood cells (RBCs) are some of the most abundant cells in the body and all together
they form a fluid organ responsible for the transport of oxygen to tissues and the removal of …

Red blood cells (RBCs) in physiological conditions are capable of deforming and
aggregating. However, both deformation and aggregation are seldom considered together …

The aggregation of red blood cells (RBC) induced by the interactions between RBCs is a
dominant factor of the in vitro rheological properties of blood, and existing models of blood …

Red blood cells (RBCs) are highly specialized cells that carry respiratory gases (McMahon
et al.). During circulation, erythrocytes are subjected to shear stress caused by blood flow …

Human blood is mostly composed of cells. Typically, red blood cells (RBCs, or erythrocytes)
occupy 40%–45% of the blood volume, whereas the white blood cells (WBCs, or leukocytes) …

The problem of understanding the movement of red blood cells (RBCs) is at the heart of
hemorheology. It has thus motivated an extensive body of experimental and numerical …