Analyzing near wall sperm motion using TIRF microscopy

Reza Nosrati, David Sinton, Amine Driouchi, Christopher M. Yip

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Abstract

We measured swimming characteristics of bull sperm within 1000 nm film from a glass surface using total internal reflection fluorescence (TIRF) microscopy. Results indicate that in approximately 70% of the cases sperm follow counter-clockwise trajectories and the sperm head rotation is no longer observed.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of The Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering International Congress 2014
Place of PublicationOttawa Canada
PublisherCanadian Society for Mechanical Engineering
Number of pages2
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jun 2014
Externally publishedYes
EventCanadian Society for Mechanical Engineering International Congress 2014 - University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Duration: 1 Jun 20144 Jun 2014

Conference

ConferenceCanadian Society for Mechanical Engineering International Congress 2014
Abbreviated titleCSME2014
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityToronto
Period1/06/144/06/14

Keywords

  • Sperm motility
  • Microswimmer
  • Surface Accumulation
  • Reproduction

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