Session

DescriptionWith the development of large-scale computing platforms, cellular flows can now be simulated by taking into account the deformations and interactions of individual cells. The continuous increase in computational capacity enabled high-fidelity flow simulations employing detailed cell models to become a valuable complement to experimental studies, giving access to more details and aiding in the design of microfluidic setups. Some of these developments happen in competition, and some individually, around a diverse set of scientific questions. However, the functionality overlap, the limits, and the differences of the proposed methods are not necessarily clear. This minisymposium aims to benefit our community by setting the following goals: 1) to connect the prominent members of the current bleeding edge research in cellular flow simulations and display the state of the art of these simulations 2) to provide a platform for an open forum directed discussion after the presentations to deliberate on the current limitations, necessary validations, overlaps and unique features in functionality, and upcoming targets in the development of these codes.