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Becic, Berin ; Graessel, Katharina ; Gekle, Stephan:
Origin of red blood cell slippers in confined geometries.
In: Physical Review Fluids.
Vol. 10
(2025)
.
- L061101.
ISSN 2469-990X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevFluids.10.L061101
Abstract in another language
One of the most intriguing characteristics of red blood cells is their ability to form asymmetric, rotating slipper states even in symmetric channel flows. Here we argue that the common association of these slipper states with the well-understood tank-treading in shear flow is incomplete. We use boundary-integral simulations for a systematic decomposition of the channel flow field into linear shear and quadratic curvature components. Our findings show that a fore-aft asymmetry induced by flow curvature is a plausible mechanism behind the formation of slipper shapes.
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| Item Type: | Article in a journal |
|---|---|
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Institutions of the University: | Faculties Faculties > Faculty of Mathematics, Physics und Computer Science Faculties > Faculty of Mathematics, Physics und Computer Science > Department of Physics Faculties > Faculty of Mathematics, Physics und Computer Science > Department of Physics > Professor Theoretical Physics VI - Simulation and Modelling of Biofluids Faculties > Faculty of Mathematics, Physics und Computer Science > Department of Physics > Professor Theoretical Physics VI - Simulation and Modelling of Biofluids > Professor Theoretical Physics VI - Simulation and Modelling of Biofluids - Univ.-Prof. Dr. Stephan Gekle |
| Result of work at the UBT: | Yes |
| DDC Subjects: | 500 Science > 500 Natural sciences 500 Science > 530 Physics |
| Date Deposited: | 06 Jun 2025 05:22 |
| Last Modified: | 06 Jun 2025 06:22 |
| URI: | https://eref.uni-bayreuth.de/id/eprint/93890 |