Figure 7.
Dissipative particle dynamics (DPD) simulations. A. Effect of RBC size variation on transit time at a pressure gradient of 0.24 Pa/µm. Cells with surface area of 125, 135 and 145 µm2 are modeled with corresponding volumes of 85, 94 and 103 µm3. B. Effect of membrane viscosity variation on RBC transit time at a pressure gradient of 0.24 Pa/µm. The membrane viscosity is normalized by the uninfected cell membrane viscosity value. C. RBC transit time vs. membrane shear modulus at 0.24 Pa/µm.