An adaptive, Cartesian, front-tracking method for the motion, deformation and adhesion of circulating cells (Q1287178)

We develop a multi-fluid, front-tracking method with staggered, adaptively refined meshes. As a tool to study cell mechanics, the program allows the incorporation and testing of different mechanical models of the cell without significant changes in the setup. As a tool to study cell adhesion, the method models the coupling of the relevant forces resolving the disparate length scales involved. The method is validated by simulating various test cases, and the results agree well with analytical and numerical solutions. \(\copyright\) Academic Press.