Human sperm accumulation near surfaces: A simulation study

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 621, Issue , 2009, Pages 289-320

  Smith, D J ^a,b   Gaffney, E A ^b,c   Blake, J R ^a,b   Kirkman Brown, J C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN S HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD; CYTOLOGY; MORPHOLOGY; MUTAGENESIS; SAILING VESSELS; TORQUE;

BOUNDARY INTEGRALS; FORCE AND TORQUES; HUMAN SPERMATOZOA; PHYSICAL EFFECTS; SIMULATION MODEL; SIMULATION STUDIES; SLENDER-BODY THEORY; SWIMMING TRAJECTORIES;

CELLS;

ACCUMULATION; ALGORITHM; BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD; CELL ORGANELLE; MOTILITY; PREDICTION; SIMULATION; SPERM;

HELICOIDEA;

EID: 65649107656     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112008004953     Document Type: Article

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