How do freshwater fish sperm find the egg? The physicochemical factors guiding the gamete encounters of externally fertilizing freshwater fish
V Kholodnyy, H Gadêlha, J Cosson… - Reviews in …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The lifespan of spermatozoa from externally fertilizing freshwater fish ranges from a few
seconds to several minutes, depending on the species. External factors, such as …
seconds to several minutes, depending on the species. External factors, such as …
Modelling motility: the mathematics of spermatozoa
In one of the first examples of how mechanics can inform axonemal mechanism, Machin's
study in the 1950s highlighted that observations of sperm motility cannot be explained by …
study in the 1950s highlighted that observations of sperm motility cannot be explained by …
[HTML][HTML] Reinforcement learning of a multi-link swimmer at low Reynolds numbers
The use of machine learning techniques in the development of microscopic swimmers has
drawn considerable attention in recent years. In particular, reinforcement learning has been …
drawn considerable attention in recent years. In particular, reinforcement learning has been …
Self-organized swimming with odd elasticity
We theoretically investigate self-oscillating waves of an active material, which were recently
introduced as a nonsymmetric part of the elastic moduli, termed odd elasticity. Using …
introduced as a nonsymmetric part of the elastic moduli, termed odd elasticity. Using …
Odd elastohydrodynamics: non-reciprocal living material in a viscous fluid
Motility is a fundamental feature of living matter, encompassing single cells and collective
behavior. Such living systems are characterized by nonconservativity of energy and a large …
behavior. Such living systems are characterized by nonconservativity of energy and a large …
Methods for suspensions of passive and active filaments
SF Schoeller, AK Townsend, TA Westwood… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Flexible filaments and fibres are essential components of important complex fluids that
appear in many biological and industrial settings. Direct simulations of these systems that …
appear in many biological and industrial settings. Direct simulations of these systems that …
Flagellar ultrastructure suppresses buckling instabilities and enables mammalian sperm navigation in high-viscosity media
H Gadêlha, EA Gaffney - Journal of The Royal Society …, 2019 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Eukaryotic flagellar swimming is driven by a slender motile unit, the axoneme, which
possesses an internal structure that is essentially conserved in a tremendous diversity of …
possesses an internal structure that is essentially conserved in a tremendous diversity of …
Filament mechanics in a half-space via regularised Stokeslet segments
We present a generalisation of efficient numerical frameworks for modelling fluid–filament
interactions via the discretisation of a recently developed, non-local integral equation …
interactions via the discretisation of a recently developed, non-local integral equation …
Well-posedness and applications of classical elastohydrodynamics for a swimming filament
Well-posedness and applications of classical elastohydrodynamics for a swimming filament
Page 1 Nonlinearity PAPER • OPEN ACCESS Well-posedness and applications of classical …
Page 1 Nonlinearity PAPER • OPEN ACCESS Well-posedness and applications of classical …
Efficient implementation of elastohydrodynamics via integral operators
The dynamics of geometrically nonlinear flexible filaments play an important role in a host of
biological processes, from flagella-driven cell transport to the polymeric structure of complex …
biological processes, from flagella-driven cell transport to the polymeric structure of complex …