Mathematical Biology Seminar
Jared Barber
University of Arizona
Wednesday Feb. 4, 2008
3:05pm in LCB 215
Simulated two-dimensional motion
and deformation of red blood cells in
branching capillaries
Abstract:
solated red blood cell movement, deformation, and partitioning in
small
diverging microvessel bifurcations are simulated using a
two-dimensional
flexible-particle model. While simulated red blood cell trajectories
tend to
follow background fluid streamlines, significant deviations from these
streamlines can occur because of red blood cell migration towards
vessel
centerlines and RBC obstruction of downstream vessels. The net effect
of
these behaviors is explored in symmetric branching capillaries to
produce
results comparable with experiment.
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