Method for the simulation of blood platelet shape and its evolution during activation
Fig 4
Illustration of platelet surface optimization problem.
The surface is made by the revolution of profile {x(t), y(t)} (thick line) around the ordinate axis. It consists of two parts: free (light red) and attached to the marginal band (green). Point t = u corresponds to the contact between one of the mobile subdomain and the fixed part, and points t = 0 and t = T are where the the surface intersects the axis x = 0.