Sperm motility in the presence of boundaries
- 1 September 1995
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Bulletin of Mathematical Biology
- Vol. 57 (5) , 679-699
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02461846
Abstract
The fluid dynamics of sperm motility near both rigid and elastic walls is studied using the immersed boundary method. Simulations of both single and interacting organisms are presented. In particular, we find that nearby organisms originally undulating with a 90° phase shift may adjust their relative swimming velocities and phase-lock. Comparisons with previous analytical results are also discussed. The tendency of a near-wall to attract organisms is demonstrated.Keywords
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