A fluid lipid membrane transmits stresses and torques that are fully determined by its
geometry. They can be described by a stress-and torque-tensor, respectively, which yield …

Focusing and sorting cells and particles utilizing microfluidic phenomena have been
flourishing areas of development in recent years. These processes are largely beneficial in …

Combined experimental and computational studies of lipid membranes and liposomes, with
the aim to attain mechanistic understanding, result in a synergy that makes possible the …

The pathogenesis of malaria is largely due to stiffening of the infected red blood cells
(RBCs). Contemporary understanding ascribes the loss of RBC deformability to a 10-fold …

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 …

We review recent advances in multiscale modeling of the mechanics of healthy and
diseased red blood cells (RBCs), and blood flow in the microcirculation. We cover the …

We review the dynamical behavior of giant fluid vesicles in various types of external
hydrodynamic flow. The interplay between stresses arising from membrane elasticity …

In this paper, we present an isogeometric analysis for studying the dynamical behavior of
inextensible vesicles under an external fluid flow with inertial forces. We consider a phase …

The problem of the splitting of a suspension in bifurcating channels divided into two
branches of non-equal flow rates is addressed. As has long been observed, in particular in …

The behaviour of a single droplet in an immiscible external fluid, submitted to shear flow is
investigated using numerical simulations. The surface of the droplet is modelled by a …