Dissipative particle dynamics (DPD): an overview and recent developments

MB Liu, GR Liu, LW Zhou, JZ Chang - Archives of Computational Methods …, 2015 - Springer
Dissipative particle dynamics (DPD) is a mesoscale particle method that bridges the gap
between microscopic and macroscopic simulations. It can be regarded as a coarse-grained …

Learning dynamical models of single and collective cell migration: a review

D Brückner, CP Broedersz - Reports on Progress in Physics, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Single and collective cell migration are fundamental processes critical for physiological
phenomena ranging from embryonic development and immune response to wound healing …

Filter characteristics influencing circulating tumor cell enrichment from whole blood

FAW Coumans, G van Dalum, M Beck… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
A variety of filters assays have been described to enrich circulating tumor cells (CTC) based
on differences in physical characteristics of blood cells and CTC. In this study we evaluate …

Experimental measurement and numerical modeling of deformation behavior of breast cancer cells passing through constricted microfluidic channels

P Keshavarz Motamed, H Abouali… - Microsystems & …, 2024 - nature.com
During the multistep process of metastasis, cancer cells encounter various mechanical
forces which make them deform drastically. Developing accurate in-silico models, capable of …

The effects of 3D channel geometry on CTC passing pressure–towards deformability-based cancer cell separation

Z Zhang, J Xu, B Hong, X Chen - Lab on a Chip, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Various lab on a chip devices have been developed recently to detect and separate
circulating tumour cells (CTCs) for early stage cancer detection. Because CTCs are …

Simulation of malaria-infected red blood cells in microfluidic channels: Passage and blockage

T Wu, JJ Feng - Biomicrofluidics, 2013 - pubs.aip.org
Malaria-infected red blood cells (iRBCs) become less deformable with the progression of
infection and tend to occlude microcapillaries. This process has been investigated in vitro …

Quantitative prediction of flow dynamics and mechanical retention of surface-altered red blood cells through a splenic slit

X Qi, S Wang, S Ma, K Han, X Li - Physics of Fluids, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
Normal red blood cells (RBCs) have remarkable properties of deformability, which enable
them to squeeze through tiny splenic inter-endothelial slits (IESs) without any damage …

[图书][B] Particle methods for multi-scale and multi-physics

M Liu, GR Liu - 2015 - books.google.com
Multi-scale and multi-physics modeling is useful and important for all areas in engineering
and sciences. Particle Methods for Multi-Scale and Multi-Physics systematically addresses …

Particle squeezing in narrow confinements

Z Zhang, J Xu, C Drapaca - Microfluidics and nanofluidics, 2018 - Springer
Many lab-on-a-chip applications require processing of droplets, cells, and particles using
narrow confinements. The physics governing the process of a particle squeezing through …

Cell mechanical and physiological behavior in the regime of rapid mechanical compressions that lead to cell volume change

A Liu, T Yu, K Young, N Stone, S Hanasoge, TJ Kirby… - Small, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Cells respond to mechanical forces by deforming in accordance with viscoelastic solid
behavior. Studies of microscale cell deformation observed by high speed video microscopy …