Isogeometric analysis of hydrodynamics of vesicles using a monolithic phase-field approach

N Valizadeh, T Rabczuk - Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this paper, we present an isogeometric analysis for studying the dynamical behavior of
inextensible vesicles under an external fluid flow with inertial forces. We consider a phase …

Macropinocytosis overcomes directional bias in dendritic cells due to hydraulic resistance and facilitates space exploration

HD Moreau, C Blanch-Mercader, R Attia, M Maurin… - Developmental cell, 2019 - cell.com
The migration of immune cells can be guided by physical cues imposed by the environment,
such as geometry, rigidity, or hydraulic resistance (HR). Neutrophils preferentially follow …

Simulating transport of soft matter in micro/nano channel flows with dissipative particle dynamics

Z Xu, Y Yang, G Zhu, P Chen, Z Huang… - Advanced Theory …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The flow‐induced transport of various soft matter systems through a fluidic channel has
recently attracted great interest due to its significance ranging from the understanding of …

Transition in swimming direction in a model self-propelled inertial swimmer

T Dombrowski, SK Jones, G Katsikis, APS Bhalla… - Physical Review …, 2019 - APS
We propose a reciprocal, self-propelled model swimmer at intermediate Reynolds numbers
(Re). Our swimmer consists of two unequal spheres that oscillate in antiphase, generating …

Hydrodynamics of multicomponent vesicles: A phase-field approach

Z Wen, N Valizadeh, T Rabczuk, X Zhuang - Computer Methods in Applied …, 2024 - Elsevier
In this paper, we introduce a thermodynamically-consistent phase-field model to investigate
the hydrodynamics of inextensible multicomponent vesicles in various fluid flows with inertial …

Squeezing multiple soft particles into a constriction: Transition to clogging

C Bielinski, O Aouane, J Harting, B Kaoui - Physical Review E, 2021 - APS
We study numerically how multiple deformable capsules squeeze into a constriction. This
situation is largely encountered in microfluidic chips designed to manipulate living cells …

Lubricated immersed boundary method in two dimensions

TG Fai, CH Rycroft - Journal of Computational Physics, 2018 - Elsevier
Many biological examples of fluid–structure interaction, including the transit of red blood
cells through the narrow slits in the spleen and the intracellular trafficking of vesicles into …

Mechanical instability and percolation of deformable particles through porous networks

E Benet, G Lostec, J Pellegrino, F Vernerey - Physical Review E, 2018 - APS
The transport of micron-sized particles such as bacteria, cells, or synthetic lipid vesicles
through porous spaces is a process relevant to drug delivery, separation systems, or …

Stability of particle laden interfaces of drops flowing through a pore

F De Soete, N Passade-Boupat, L Talini, F Lequeux… - Physical Review …, 2022 - APS
When a drop laden with solid particles and suspended in a liquid passes through a narrow
pore, its interface experiences strong shear and elongation, and the raft of particles may …

[PDF][PDF] Transition in motility mechanism due to inertia in a model self-propelled two-sphere swimmer

SK Jones, APS Bhalla, G Katsikis, BE Griffith… - arxiv preprint arxiv …, 2018 - crd.lbl.gov
We propose a model reciprocal swimmer composed of two unequal spheres that oscillate
with respect to each other, and we use computer modeling to study its motility for 0≤ Re≤ …