Figure 4
From: Shape-based separation of microalga Euglena gracilis using inertial microfluidics
The gradually expanding region enhances the differences in AR-dependent lateral positions while maintaining E. gracilis cells in the focusing streamlines. (a) An illustration of an expansion region used for measuring the lateral positions of E. gracilis flowing through the microfluidic channel. (b) A superimposed experimental image showing the lateral positions for E. gracilis with different ARs at Re = 77 (half of the expansion region is shown). Scale bar = 20 µm. (c,d) Spread plots and box plots of lateral positions for E. gracilis cells with different ARs ranging from 1 to 7 for Re = 77 and 205, respectively.
