Experiments and simulations show that trains of droplets in microfluidic networks undergo synchronized oscillations, and that strategies to prevent these oscillations can help maintain uniform distribution of red blood cells in microcirculation.
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Vanapalli, S.A. How to tame a giant oscillation. Nat. Phys. 15, 626–627 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-019-0510-z
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