Computational hydrodynamics of capsules and biological cells

Flow-Induced Deformation of Two-Dimensional Biconcave Capsules, C. Pozrikidis Introduction Mathematical framework Numerical method Cell shapes and dimensionless numbers Capsule deformation in infinite shear flow Capsule motion near a wall Discussion Flow-Induced Deformation of Artificial Capsules, D. Barthes-Biesel, J. Walter, and A.-V. Salsac Introduction Membrane mechanics Capsule dynamics in flow B-spline projection Coupling finite elements and boundary integrals Capsule deformation in linear shear flow Discussion A High-Resolution Fast Boundary-Integral Method for Multiple Interacting Blood Cells, Jonathan B. Freund and Hong Zhao Introduction Mathematical framework Fast summation in boundary-integral computations Membrane mechanics Numerical fidelity Simulations Summary and outlook Simulating Microscopic Hemodynamics and Hemorheology with the Immersed-Boundary Lattice-Boltzmann Method, J. Zhang, P. C. Johnson, and A.S. Popel Introduction The lattice-Boltzmann method The immersed-boundary method Fluid property updating Models of RBC mechanics and aggregation Single cells and groups of cells Cell suspension flow in microvessels Summary and discussion Front-Tracking Methods for Capsules, Vesicles, and Blood Cells, Prosenjit Bagchi Introduction Numerical method Capsule deformation in simple shear flow Capsule interception Capsule motion near a wall Suspension flow in a channel Rolling on an adhesive substrate Summary Dissipative Particle Dynamics Modeling of Red Blood Cells, D.A. Fedosov, B. Caswell, and G.E. Karniadakis Introduction Mathematical framework Membrane mechanical properties Membrane-solvent interfacial conditions Numerical and physical scaling Membrane mechanics Membrane rheology from twisting torque cytometry Cell deformation in shear flow Tube flow Summary Simulation of Red Blood Cell Motion in Microvessels and Bifurcations, T.W. Secomb Introduction Axisymmetric models for single-file RBC motion Two-dimensional models for RBC motion Tank-treading in simple shear flow Channel flow Motion through diverging bifurcations Motion of multiple cells Discussion Multiscale Modeling of Transport and Receptor-Mediated Adhesion of Platelets in the Bloodstream, N.A. Mody and M.R. King Introduction Mathematical framework Motion of an oblate spheroid near a wall in shear flow Brownian motion Shape and wall effects on hydrodynamic collision Transient aggregation of two platelets near a wall Conclusions and future directions Index