Research Article
Local Hematocrit Fluctuation Induced by Malaria-Infected Red Blood Cells and Its Effect on Microflow
Figure 3
Successive snapshots of malaria-infected RBCs with in the 10 m channel. The purple cell represents the -IRBC. The number ratio of -IRBC to HRBC is 1 : 3. The time instants for simulation are (a) ms, (b) ms, (c) ms, and (d) ms. The pressure field is also illustrated.
(a) |
(b) |
(c) |
(d) |