Sperm activation through orbital and self-axis revolutions using an artificial cilia embedded serpentine microfluidic platform

Abstract The zebrafish sperm activation profoundly depends upon the homogeneous mixing of the sperm cells with its diluent in a quick succession as it alters the cell’s extracellular medium and initiates their motility. Manual stirring, the traditional method for zebrafish sperm activation is tediou...

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Main Authors: Bivas Panigrahi, Chang-Hung Lu, Neha Ghayal, Chia-Yuan Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-03-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-22563-8