Recent microfluidic devices for studying gamete and embryo biomechanics

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 48, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 1671-1678

  Lai, David ^a   Takayama, Shuichi ^a   Smith, Gary D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomimicry; Embryo; Gamete; Lab on a chip; Microfluidics

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; BIOMIMETICS; BIOPHYSICS; FLUIDIC DEVICES; LAB-ON-A-CHIP;

BIOMIMICRY; CLINICAL PRACTICES; EMBRYO; GAMETE; MICRO-FLUIDIC DEVICES; SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY; SINGLECELL ANALYSIS; TECHNICAL CHALLENGES;

MICROFLUIDICS;

ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CELL ACTIVITY; CHEMOTAXIS; CRYOPRESERVATION; DEHYDRATION; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; GAMETE; HUMAN; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; MICROENVIRONMENT; MICROFLUIDIC ANALYSIS; MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOON TAIL; VISCOELASTICITY; ZEBRA FISH; ANIMAL; FERTILIZATION; GERM CELL; LAB ON A CHIP; MICROFLUIDICS; PHYSIOLOGY; SINGLE CELL ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; FERTILIZATION; GERM CELLS; HUMANS; LAB-ON-A-CHIP DEVICES; MICROFLUIDICS; SINGLE-CELL ANALYSIS; SPERM MOTILITY;

EID: 84930538997     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: 18732380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2015.02.039     Document Type: Article

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