Structure-Induced Dynamics of Erythrocyte Aggregates by Microscale Simulation

Table 1

Parameters used for the simulations.

Parameter	Symbol	Value
Blood plasma density	𝜌	1.0 g/cm^3
Blood plasma viscosity	𝜇	1.2 cp
Radius of the circle in erythrocyte model	𝑟0	2.8 𝜇m
Number of springs in erythrocyte model	𝑁	76
Membrane mass in erythrocyte model	𝑚	2.0×10^−4 g
Membrane viscosity in erythrocyte model	𝛾	8.8×10^−7 Ns/m
Spring constants for erythrocyte membrane	𝑘𝑙 and 𝑘𝑏	1.0×10^−13--3.0×10^−12 Nm
Length of computational domain	𝐿	100 𝜇m
Radius of inlet (outlet)	𝑅	10 𝜇m
Width of stenosis throat	𝑤	8, 12 𝜇m
Intercellular strength constant	𝐷𝑒	1.0×10^−2 𝜇J/m^2, 1.0 𝜇J/m^2
Grid size for space	ℎ	1/72 𝜇m
Step size for time	Δ𝑡	1×10^−5 ms