Figure 3.

Optimization of the lateral distribution function of RBCs for Hct = 20.0%. f_target(y) is the desired distribution function obtained from the simulation of RBCs flowing in a straight-only microfluidic channel that has the same size with the parent channel of bifurcation; f_initial(y) is obtained directly from the simulation of RBCs flow in bifurcating microfluidic channel and computed at a station near the extreme left end (here, x_i = 100.0 μm), and f_optimized(y) corresponds to the distribution function after incorporating the lateral $F_{x_i}^W$ acting on the RBCs.