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. 2016 Apr 7;11(4):e0153137. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0153137

Fig 1. Physical configuration of the microfluidic disk.

Fig 1

(A) Each sample disk has eight lanes with a 60 mm radius. (B) Images of a loaded (top) and post-centrifugation (bottom) sample lane. (C) Sample lane shown with alternating colors of food coloring to demonstrate the ability of the capillary valves to keep sections separated prior to centrifugation. (D) Schematic channel view with examples of partition constituents following blood separation. Partition A is where the majority of red blood cells settle. Partitions B, C, and D are relatively cell-free areas, while partition E is contains the vast majority of leukocytes. Images taken on Nikon TI inverted microscope (40X DIC) and auto white balanced using the NIS Elements AR 4.12.01 software.