Structure-Induced Dynamics of Erythrocyte Aggregates by Microscale Simulation

Figure 14

The effect of stenosis severity on the transit velocity of the aggregates for various simulation conditions: (a) the initial configuration for the aggregate is shown in Figure 1(c), and the aggregate is horizontally placed in the trapezoidal stenotic channel initially, 𝐷_𝑒=1.0×10⁻² μJ/m², 𝑘_𝑏=5.0×10⁻¹³ Nm; (b) the initial configuration for the aggregate is shown in Figure 1(d), and the aggregate is horizontally placed in the trapezoidal stenotic channel initially, 𝐷_𝑒=1.0 μJ/m², 𝑘_𝑏=5.0×10⁻¹³ Nm; (c) the initial configuration for the aggregate is shown in Figure 1(c), and the aggregate is vertically placed in the trapezoidal stenotic channel initially, 𝐷_𝑒=1.0×10⁻² μJ/m², 𝑘_𝑏=5.0×10⁻¹³ Nm; (d) the initial configuration for the aggregate is shown in Figure 1(e), and the aggregate is vertically placed in the trapezoidal stenotic channel initially, 𝐷_𝑒=1.0×10⁻² μJ/m², 𝑘_𝑏=3.0×10⁻¹² Nm; (e) the initial configuration for the aggregate is shown in Figure 1(c), and the aggregate is horizontally placed in the sinusoidal stenotic channel initially, 𝐷_𝑒=1.0×10⁻² μJ/m², 𝑘_𝑏=5.0×10⁻¹³ Nm; (f) the initial configuration for the aggregate is shown in Figure 1(c), and the aggregate is vertically placed in the sinusoidal stenotic channel initially, 𝐷_𝑒=1.0×10⁻² μJ/m², 𝑘_𝑏=5.0×10⁻¹³ Nm.