ICCM2015(Paper ID:1148): DPD Simulation of the Movement and Deformation of Bioconcave Cells
2016 ◽
Vol 13
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pp. 1641003
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This paper presents a dissipative particle dynamics (DPDs) method for investigating the movement and deformation of biconcave shape red blood cells (RBCs) with the worm-like chain (WLC) bead spring. First, the stretching of a RBC is modeled and the obtained shape evolution of the cell agrees well with experimental results. Second, the movement and deformation of a RBC in shear flows are investigated and three typical modes (tumbling, intermittent and tank-treading) are observed. Lastly, an illustrating example of multi-RBCs in Poiseuille flow in a tube is simulated. We conclude that the presented DPD method with WLC spring can effectively model the movement and deformation of bioconcave cells.
2016 ◽
Vol 74
(4)
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pp. 513-525
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2017 ◽
Vol 217
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pp. 171-179
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2017 ◽
Vol 6
(2)
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pp. 303-313