Local Hematocrit Fluctuation Induced by Malaria-Infected Red Blood Cells and Its Effect on Microflow

Table 1

Parameters used for the simulations.

Parameter	Symbol	Value
Blood plasma density		1.0 g/cm^3
Blood plasma viscosity		1.2 cp
Axial pressure gradient in 10 m channel		600 KPa/m
Axial pressure gradient in 20 m channel		400 KPa/m
Radius of the circle in RBC model		2.8 m
Number of springs in RBC model		76
Membrane mass in RBC model		g
Membrane viscosity in RBC model		N⋅s/m
Spring constants for HRBC membrane	&	Nm
Spring constants for -IRBC membrane	&	Nm
Width of the channel		30 μm
Height of the channel		10 μm, 20 μm
Mesh size		1/80 μm
Time step		ms