Flow dynamics of red blood cells and their biomimetic counterparts

Petia M. Vlahovska, Dominique Barthes-Biesel, Chaouqi Misbah*

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Abstract

We review recent experimental, theoretical, and computational studies of red blood cells and their mimics, vesicles and capsules, in flow. We focus on the continuum approach in modeling cell deformability and blood rheology.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)451-458
Number of pages8
JournalComptes Rendus Physique
Volume14
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2013

Keywords

  • Blood rheology
  • Capsules
  • Lipid membrane
  • Red blood cells
  • Vesicles

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Physics and Astronomy

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