Figure 5.

Simulated dependency of the downward transition process on the RBC's dimple position for a downward ramp from $v_{\text{high}}$≈ 7.2 mm s^–1 to $v_{\text{low}}$≈ 1 mm s^–1 within t_ramp = 1 s. (a) Simulation snapshots of the RBC at rest (left) and at the two starting positions (middle and right) of the downward ramp at $t=0$. (b) The y coordinate of the cell's center of mass, corresponding to the two scenarios marked by the black and red boxes in (a).