Research Article
Local Hematocrit Fluctuation Induced by Malaria-Infected Red Blood Cells and Its Effect on Microflow
Table 1
Parameters used for the simulations.
| Parameter | Symbol | Value |
| Blood plasma density | | 1.0 g/cm3 | Blood plasma viscosity | | 1.2 cp | Axial pressure gradient in 10 m channel | | 600 KPa/m | Axial pressure gradient in 20 m channel | | 400 KPa/m | Radius of the circle in RBC model | | 2.8 m | Number of springs in RBC model | | 76 | Membrane mass in RBC model | | g | Membrane viscosity in RBC model | | N⋅s/m | Spring constants for HRBC membrane | & | Nm | Spring constants for -IRBC membrane | & | Nm | Width of the channel | | 30 μm | Height of the channel | | 10 μm, 20 μm | Mesh size | | 1/80 μm | Time step | | ms |
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