Modeling of heterogeneous materials and media is a problem of fundamental importance to
a wide class of phenomena and systems, ranging from condensed matter physics, soft …

Miniaturization has been the driving force of scientific and technological advances over
recent decades. Recently, flexibility has gained significant interest, particularly in …

The cellular detail of blood is an essential factor in its flow, especially in vessels or devices
with size comparable to that of its suspended cells. This article motivates and reviews …

Red blood cells (RBCs) possess a unique capacity for undergoing cellular deformation to
navigate across various human microcirculation vessels, enabling them to pass through …

Since the first microfluidic device was developed more than three decades ago, microfluidics
is seen as a technology that exhibits unique features to provide a significant change in the …

Mesoscale simulations of blood flow, where the red blood cells are described as deformable
closed shells with a membrane characterized by bending rigidity and stretching elasticity …

The motion of red blood cells (RBCs) in microcirculation plays an important role in blood
flow resistance and in the cell partitioning within a microvascular network. Different shapes …

Understanding why red blood cells (RBCs) move with an asymmetric shape (slipperlike
shape) in small blood vessels is a long-standing puzzle in blood circulatory research. By …

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 …

Within the global pharmaceutical and biotech industries, there is significant interest in
identifying in vitro screening systems that are more human-relevant—ie, that offer greater …