Numerical-experimental observation of shape bistability of red blood cells flowing in a microchannel

• Published in: Soft matter Vol. 14; no. 11; pp. 232 - 243
• Main Authors: Guckenberger, Achim, Kihm, Alexander, John, Thomas, Wagner, Christian, Gekle, Stephan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Royal Society of Chemistry 2018
• Subjects: Bistability; Blood; Capillaries; Computer simulation; Deformability; Deformation; Erythrocytes; Flow velocity; Footwear; Formability; Initial conditions; Phase diagrams; Position measurement; Viscosity; Viscosity ratio

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 determined by the intricate interplay between the flow conditions and the membrane mechanics. In this work we constru...