This article reviews the mechanical behavior of a capsule under the influence of viscous
deforming forces due to a flowing fluid. It focuses on artificial capsules and vesicles with an …

Microcapsules are reviewed with special emphasis on the relevance of controlled
mechanical properties for functional aspects. At first, assembly strategies are presented that …

Cell stiffness is a sensitive indicator of physiological and pathological changes in cells, with
many potential applications in biology and medicine. A new method, real-time deformability …

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 …

The motion of red blood cells (RBCs) in microchannels is important for microvascular blood
flow and biomedical applications such as blood analysis in microfluidics. The current …

In biofluid flow systems, often the flow problems of fluids of complex structures, such as the
flow of red blood cells (RBCs) through complex capillary vessels, need to be considered …

Understanding the fluid-structure interaction is crucial for an optimal design and
manufacturing of soft mesoscale materials. Multi-core emulsions are a class of soft fluids …

Cell-sized vesicles like giant unilamellar vesicles (GUVs) are established as a promising
biomimetic model for studying cellular phenomena in isolation. However, the presence of …