1. Date of download: 12/22/2017
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From: Computational Biomechanics of Human Red Blood Cells in Hematological Disorders
J Biomech Eng. 2017;139(2): doi: /
Figure Legend:
Sickle cells in shear flow: (a) Successive snapshots of SS-RBCs in shear flow. Labels I, II, and III correspond to a deformable SS2 cell, rigid SS3 cell, and ISC, respectively. The arrow indicates the flow direction; (b-c) Instantaneous contact area and velocity for sickle RBC in shear flow conditions. (Reproduced from Ref. [95]).