Cell membranes are vital to shield a cell's interior from the environment. At the same time
they determine to a large extent the cell's mechanical resistance to external forces. In recent …

Plasma proteins such as fibrinogen induce the aggregation of red blood cells (RBC) into
rouleaux, which are responsible for the pronounced shear thinning behavior of blood …

Myocardial contractility and blood flow provide essential mechanical cues for the
morphogenesis of the heart. In general, endothelial cells change their migratory behavior in …

Bifurcations and branches in the microcirculation dramatically affect blood flow as they
determine the spatiotemporal organization of red blood cells (RBCs). Such changes in …

To reduce the amount of organic solvents in pendimethalin emulsifiable concentrate (EC),
small-size microcapsules (S-MCs) and large-size microcapsules (L-MCs) were prepared …

A train of red blood cells flowing in a round tube will either advect steadily or break down
into a complex and irregular flow, depending upon its degree of confinement. We analyze …

Elastic capsules flowing in small enough tubes, such as red blood cells in capillaries, are
well known to line up into regular single-file trains. The stability of such trains in somewhat …

We derive a closed form expression for the regularized Stokeslet in two space dimensions
with periodic boundary conditions in the x-direction and a solid plane wall at y= 0. To …

An explicit formula for Stokes flow driven by a singly-periodic array of regularized forces in
two dimensions near a planar wall is developed. This is achieved through a specific choice …

Buckling of imperfect thin shell tank which is subjected to uniform axial compression is
analyzed. The effect of internal pressure on the stability of a shell tank filled with a …