Effect of membrane bending stiffness on the deformation of capsules in simple shear flow
The effect of interfacial bending stiffness on the deformation of liquid capsules enclosed by elastic membranes is discussed and investigated by numerical simulation. Flow-induced deformation causes the development of in-plane elastic tensions and bending moments accompanied by transverse shear tens...
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Published in | Journal of fluid mechanics Vol. 440; pp. 269 - 291 |
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Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Cambridge, UK
Cambridge University Press
10.08.2001
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Summary: | The effect of interfacial bending stiffness on the deformation of liquid capsules
enclosed by elastic membranes is discussed and investigated by numerical simulation.
Flow-induced deformation causes the development of in-plane elastic tensions
and bending moments accompanied by transverse shear tensions due to the non-infinitesimal
membrane thickness or to a preferred configuration of an interfacial
molecular network. To facilitate the implementation of the interfacial force and torque
balance equations involving the hydrodynamic traction exerted on either side of the
interface and the interfacial tensions and bending moments developing in the plane of
the interface, a formulation in global Cartesian coordinates is developed. The balance
equations involve the Cartesian curvature tensor defined in terms of the gradient of
the normal vector extended off the plane of the interface in an appropriate fashion.
The elastic tensions are related to the surface deformation gradient by constitutive
equations derived by previous authors, and the bending moments for membranes
whose unstressed shape has uniform curvature, including the sphere and a planar
sheet, arise from a constitutive equation that involves the instantaneous Cartesian curvature
tensor and the curvature of the resting configuration. A numerical procedure
is developed for computing the capsule deformation in Stokes flow based on standard
boundary-element methods. Results for spherical and biconcave resting shapes resembling
red blood cells illustrate the effect of the bending modulus on the transient
and asymptotic capsule deformation and on the membrane tank-treading motion. |
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Bibliography: | ark:/67375/6GQ-P2G7RZ5F-W istex:22A8DA253BD5B091E5DF43CC7F972451305413DE PII:S0022112001004657 |
ISSN: | 0022-1120 1469-7645 |
DOI: | 10.1017/S0022112001004657 |