| Literature DB >> 25356740 |
Veronika Magdanz1, Britta Koch, Samuel Sanchez, Oliver G Schmidt.
Abstract
An on-chip system that mimics tubular microenvironments is presented for the study of spermatozoa motion in confinement. Using rolled up transparent silicon oxide/dioxide microtubes, the influence of tube diameter on the velocity, directionality, and linearity of spermatozoa is investigated. Tubular microenvironments of diameters 20-45 μm facilitate sperm migration through channels.Entities:
Keywords: microchannels; microtubes; motile cells; spacial confinement; sperm migration
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Year: 2014 PMID: 25356740 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201401881
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Small ISSN: 1613-6810 Impact factor: 13.281