Dielectrophoresis of spermatozoa in viscoelastic medium

• Main Authors: Koh, James Boon Yong, Marcos
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering::Fluid mechanics
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/107078; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/25376; http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/elps.201400326
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Knowledge of spermatozoa motility is important in selecting suitable spermatozoa for assisted reproduction procedures. By considering the internal sliding force within an active filament, its shape in a viscoelastic Oldroyd-B fluid subjected to nonuniform electric field is presented. The resulting v...