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 …

Hydrodynamic phenomena are ubiquitous in living organisms and can be used to
manipulate cells or emulate physiological microenvironments experienced in vivo …

The dynamics of single red blood cells (RBCs) determine microvascular blood flow by
adapting their shape to the flow conditions in the narrow vessels. In this study, we explore …

Red blood cells flowing through capillaries assume a wide variety of different shapes owing
to their high deformability. Predicting the realized shapes is a complex field as they are …

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

Hemostasis is a complex physiological mechanism that functions to maintain vascular
integrity under any conditions. Its primary components are blood platelets and a coagulation …

The deformation of a compound capsule (an elastic capsule with a smaller capsule inside)
in simple shear flow is studied by using three-dimensional numerical simulations based on a …

In this article, we describe the general features of red blood cell membranes and their effect
on blood flow and blood rheology. We first present a basic description of membranes and …

Blood flow in the microcirculatory system is crucially affected by intrinsic red blood cell
(RBC) properties, such as their deformability. In the smallest vessels of this network, RBCs …

Interfaces between two fluids are ubiquitous and of special importance for industrial
applications, eg, stabilisation of emulsions. The dynamics of fluid-fluid interfaces is difficult to …