Lipeng Lai

My current research focuses on the interaction between cells and vessel walls in blood flow, which is motivated by gaining a better understanding of the behavior of red blood cells infected by parasites. Different aspects are involved in this complex process, such as the mechanical and physiological properties of the cells, the hydrodynamic properties of blood, etc. We expect to better understand this process through analytic models, in which we hope to take into account multiple effects including the deformability of cells, the dynamic process of bond formation between cells and vessel walls, and the interaction between cells and the blood flow.

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