Table 1.

Key Simulation Parameters

Parameter	Symbol	Value	Parameter	Symbol	Value
Channel Geometry			RBC Model
Width	W	96 μm	Cell radius	rrbc	4 μm
Depth	H	30 μm	Viscosity contrast	λ	1.0
Length	L	1320 μm	Feeding hematocrit	HF	1%
Hydraulic diameter	Dh	45.7 μm	Local hematocrit	Ht	variable
Simulation Setup
Particle Reynolds number	Rep	0.03	Shear modulus	${\tilde{\kappa }}_s$	5.00 × 10−4
Capillary number	Ca	0.6	Bending modulus	${\tilde{\kappa }}_b$	4.50 × 10−5
LB relaxation parameter	${\tilde{\tau }}_{\text{BGK}}$	1.0	Reduced bending modulus	${\tilde{\kappa }}_b\Delta x^2/\left({\tilde{\kappa }}_s{r}_{\text{rbc}}^2\right)$	1/400
Voxel size	Δx	0.6667 μm	Cell-cell interaction	${\tilde{\kappa }}_{cc}$	${\tilde{\kappa }}_b$
Time step	Δt	7.41 × 10−8 s	Cell-wall interaction	${\tilde{\kappa }}_{cw}$	10 ${\tilde{\kappa }}_b$

The symbol “∼” represents simulation units (dimensionless).