Research Article
Structure-Induced Dynamics of Erythrocyte Aggregates by Microscale Simulation
Table 1
Parameters used for the simulations.
| Parameter | Symbol | Value |
| Blood plasma density | | 1.0 g/cm3 | Blood plasma viscosity | | 1.2 cp | Radius of the circle in erythrocyte model | | 2.8 m | Number of springs in erythrocyte model | | 76 | Membrane mass in erythrocyte model | | g | Membrane viscosity in erythrocyte model | | Ns/m | Spring constants for erythrocyte membrane | and | Nm | Length of computational domain | | 100 m | Radius of inlet (outlet) | | 10 m | Width of stenosis throat | | 8, 12 m | Intercellular strength constant | | J/m2, J/m2 | Grid size for space | | m | Step size for time | | ms |
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