Table 1.

Summary of experimental parameters

Experiments	Manipulation rate f (Hz)	In-plane field H1 (Oe)	Flow rates (nL min −1) Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4
(i) Bead separation vs. Q1	5	100	150–700	~ Q1 + 10	100	a
(ii) Bead separation vs. H1	2	20–100	250	260	100	a
(iii) Bead separation vs. f	0.5–50	100	250	260	100	a
(iv) Bead encapsulation vs. Q1	5	100	50–250	Q1	15	30
(v) Cell separation and encapsulation vs. Q1	1	100	50–125	~Q1 + 10	15	30
(vi) Cell separation, encapsulation and analysis	1	100	50	Q1	100	50

^aFlow not controlled.