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SUBMITTER: Zaferani M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6374105 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zaferani Meisam M Palermo Gianpiero D GD Abbaspourrad Alireza A
Science advances 20190213 2
Investigating sperm locomotion in the presence of external fluid flow and geometries simulating the female reproductive tract can lead to a better understanding of sperm motion during fertilization. Using a microfluidic device featuring a stricture that simulates the fluid mechanical properties of narrow junctions inside the female reproductive tract, we documented the gate-like role played by the stricture in preventing sperm with motilities below a certain threshold from advancing through the ...[more]