Fig. 14From: SPH-DEM approach to numerically simulate the deformation of three-dimensional RBCs in non-uniform capillariesVariation of the average total membrane energy of a single RBC with the membrane bending stiffness, when five identical RBCs flow in a stenosed capillary with the stenosed diameter of 5.2 µm (average is calculated using the maximum total membrane energy of five RBCs)Back to article page