TY - JOUR N2 - A microstructural model of Red Blood Cell (RBC) behaviour was proposed. The erythrocyte is treated as a viscoelastic object, which is denoted by a network of virtual particles connected by elastic springs and dampers (Kelvin-Voigt model). The RBC is submerged in plasma modelled by lattice Boltzmann fluid. Fluid – structure interactions are taken into account. The simulations of RBC behaviour during flow in a microchannel and wall impact were performed. The results of RBC deformation during the flow are in good agreement with experimental data. The calculations of erythrocyte disaggregation from the capillary surface show the impact of RBC structure stiffness on the process. L1 - http://journals.pan.pl/Content/107201/PDF/art6_CPE-39-4_INTERNET.pdf L2 - http://journals.pan.pl/Content/107201 PY - 2018 IS - No 4 EP - 426 KW - Red Blood Cells KW - Kelvin-Voigt model KW - lattice-Boltzmann A1 - Przekop, Rafał A1 - Majewski, Igor A1 - Moskal, Arkadiusz PB - Polish Academy of Sciences Committee of Chemical and Process Engineering VL - vol. 39 DA - 2018.12.27 T1 - Modelling of erythrocytes behaviour in blood capillaries by structural model combined with lattice-Boltzmann approach SP - 411 UR - http://journals.pan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/107201 T2 - Chemical and Process Engineering ER -