Abstract
Two dimensional flow analysis was performed to simulate the former experiment using the inclined centrifuge microscope for the frictional characteristics of red blood cells moving on a glass plate in a medium. Lift, drag and momentum acting on a red blood cell were obtained in various conditions. Considering a balance among various forces acting on a red blood cell, the frictional characteristics of a red blood cell were modeled as the sum of Coulomb friction and drag. The result indicates the possibility that a red blood cell deforms to expand on the front side, and the plasma layer of the thickness of 0.16 μm exists on a glass plate.
