One characteristic feature of soft matter systems is their strong response to external stimuli.
As a consequence they are comparatively easily driven out of their ground state and out of …

A fluid lipid membrane transmits stresses and torques that are fully determined by its
geometry. They can be described by a stress-and torque-tensor, respectively, which yield …

Fluid–fluid interfaces, laden with polymers, particles or other surface-active moieties, often
show a rheologically complex response to deformations, in particular when strong lateral …

Cell membranes are vital to shield a cell's interior from the environment. At the same time
they determine to a large extent the cell's mechanical resistance to external forces. In recent …

We review recent advances in multiscale modeling of the mechanics of healthy and
diseased red blood cells (RBCs), and blood flow in the microcirculation. We cover the …

We review the dynamical behavior of giant fluid vesicles in various types of external
hydrodynamic flow. The interplay between stresses arising from membrane elasticity …

This work describes simulations of a red blood cell (RBC) in simple shear flow, focusing on
the dependence of the cell dynamics on the spontaneous curvature of the membrane. The …

Soft bodies flowing in a channel often exhibit parachutelike shapes usually attributed to an
increase of hydrodynamic constraint (viscous stress and/or confinement). We show that the …

One of the most challenging aspects in the accurate simulation of three-dimensional soft
objects such as vesicles or biological cells is the computation of membrane bending forces …

An open question that has persisted for decades is whether the cytoskeleton of a red blood
cell is stress-free or under a stress. This question is important in the context of theoretical …