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SUMMARY:Dynamics of Elastic Capsules in Flow - Dr Yi Sui\, School of Engin
 eering and Materials Science\, Queen Mary University of London  
DTSTART:20150206T130000Z
DTEND:20150206T140000Z
UID:TALK53718@talks.cam.ac.uk
CONTACT:Aleksandra Przydrozna
DESCRIPTION:A capsule is a small liquid droplet enclosed by a thin membran
 e which has shear elasticity. Capsules are widely found in nature in forms
  of cells\, eggs\, seeds\, etc. Artificial capsules\, which can be fabrica
 ted by encapsulation\, have numerous applications in food\, cosmetic\, tex
 tile\, biomedical and pharmaceutical industries. Under many situations in 
 nature and industry\, capsules are subjected to an external flow and defor
 m. This talk will address the development of modelling and understanding o
 f the rich dynamics of microcapsules in flow. The first part is about the 
 development of an immersed-boundary lattice Boltzmann method for simulatin
 g the dynamics of 3d capsules\; the second part will present the intriguin
 g 3d dynamics of non-spherical capsules in shear flow\; finally\, I will b
 riefly discuss our recent study on the stress-free shapes of red blood cel
 ls.
LOCATION:LR3B\, Inglis Building\, CUED.
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