Table 1 Particles used for Dean and Lift force focusing.

From: Enhancing particle focusing: a comparative experimental study of modified square wave and square wave microchannels in lift and Dean vortex regimes

Particle size [µm]

\(\lambda ={a}_{P}/{D}_{H}\)

Name

Manufacturer

Characteristics

1

0.013

K1-100

Estapor®

Microsphere latex calibrated particles, diameter 1.009 µm

2.45

0.032

L1-200

Estapor®

Microsphere latex calibrated particles, diameter 2.45 µm

4.16

0.054

R09-11

Estapor®

Microsphere latex calibrated particles, diameter 4.16 µm

5.9

0.076

CML Latex, 4% w/v 6 µm

Invitrogen by Thermo Fisher Scientific

Actual size 5.9 µm, concentration 4.0 g/100 ml

8

0.103

84,192-5 ml-F

Sigma-Aldrich

Microparticles size standard based on polystyrene monodispersed, 8 µm

10

0.129

61,946-5 ml-F

Sigma-Aldrich

Microparticles based on polystyrene, dark red, 10 µm

12

0.155

88,511-5 ml-F

Sigma-Aldrich

Microparticles size standard based on polystyrene monodispersed, 12 µm