Fig. 2.

Modeled stress patterns applied to suspended cells in microfluidic environments of (a) uniform and (b) extensional flows with peak stresses similar to monolayer studies (~1 Pa). Previous experimental creeping laminar flows in these environments created stress patterns with peak values approximately two orders of magnitude lower (~70 mPa). The planar polar coordinates (r=1.0 a and θ) are defined in the x-y plane at z=0.