Figure 2.

Size normalized deformation index (DI/A) for three colorectal cancer cell lines over a range of flow rates (µl/min). $DI/A$ was averaged from datasets from 3 separate experiments combined. (a) The flow regime was shear dominant, the viscosity of the cell suspension buffer was 33 cP. The total number of events measured was: 93 < n < 931 for SW480, 160 < n < 596 for HT29 and 280 < n < 734 for SW620. (b) The flow regime was inertia dominant, the viscosity of the cell suspension buffer was 1 cP. The total number of events measured was: 30 < n < 603 for SW480, 47 < n < 619 for HT29 and 30 < n < 450 for SW620.