Figure 7.

(a) The symmetry index $I{D}_{sym}$ as a function of $Ca$ for different values of bending modulus $k_b$ = 3.0 × 10${}^{-20}$ J (square), 1.2 × 10${}^{-19}$ J (triangle), and 2.4 × 10${}^{-19}$ J (inverted triangle). The results obtained with a viscosity ratio of unity (i.e., $\lambda$ = 1) are also displayed (diamond). The circular dot represents the result of $x_0$ = −2$\Delta x$ at low $Ca$ (= 5 × 10${}^{-3}$) and high $Ca$ (= 0.5) and $\lambda$ = 5. These results were obtained with $k_b$ = 1.2 × 10${}^{-19}$ J. (b) Time average of the RBC centroid velocity ($V_c$) as a function of $Ca$ for different viscosity ratios ($\lambda$ = 1 and 5). (c) Averaged maximum and isotropic tensions, ${\mathcal{T}}_{max}$ and ${\mathcal{T}}_{iso}$, respectively. (d) Averaged tension ${\mathcal{T}}_i$ as a function of the deformation index $L_{min}/t_0$.