Active colloids in complex fluids
We review recent work on active colloids or swimmers, such as self-propelled
microorganisms, phoretic colloidal particles, and artificial micro-robotic systems, moving in …
microorganisms, phoretic colloidal particles, and artificial micro-robotic systems, moving in …
Sperm bauplan and function and underlying processes of sperm formation and selection
ME Teves, ERS Roldan - Physiological Reviews, 2022 - journals.physiology.org
The spermatozoon is a highly differentiated and polarized cell, with two main structures: the
head, containing a haploid nucleus and the acrosomal exocytotic granule, and the flagellum …
head, containing a haploid nucleus and the acrosomal exocytotic granule, and the flagellum …
Collective dynamics of sperm cells
SF Schoeller, WV Holt… - … Transactions of the …, 2020 - royalsocietypublishing.org
While only a single sperm may fertilize the egg, getting to the egg can be facilitated, and
possibly enhanced, by sperm group dynamics. Examples range from the trains formed by …
possibly enhanced, by sperm group dynamics. Examples range from the trains formed by …
Phase separation driven by density-dependent movement: a novel mechanism for ecological patterns
Many ecosystems develop strikingly regular spatial patterns because of small-scale
interactions between organisms, a process generally referred to as spatial self-organization …
interactions between organisms, a process generally referred to as spatial self-organization …
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 …
Comparative and population genomics approaches reveal the basis of adaptation to deserts in a small rodent
Organisms that live in deserts offer the opportunity to investigate how species adapt to
environmental conditions that are lethal to most plants and animals. In the hot deserts of …
environmental conditions that are lethal to most plants and animals. In the hot deserts of …
Biological benefits of collective swimming of sperm in a viscoelastic fluid
S Phuyal, SS Suarez, CK Tung - Frontiers in Cell and Developmental …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Collective swimming is evident in the sperm of several mammalian species. In bull (Bos
taurus) sperm, high viscoelasticity of the surrounding fluid induces the sperm to form …
taurus) sperm, high viscoelasticity of the surrounding fluid induces the sperm to form …
Inclusive fitness and sexual conflict: how population structure can modulate the battle of the sexes
Competition over reproductive opportunities among members of one sex often harms the
opposite sex, creating a conflict of interest between individual males and females. Recently …
opposite sex, creating a conflict of interest between individual males and females. Recently …
Surfing and swimming of ejaculated sperm in the mouse oviduct
Y Ishikawa, T Usui, M Yamashita… - Biology of …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
To accomplish fertilization in the oviductal ampulla, ejaculated sperm are required to migrate
through the female reproductive tract. However, this fundamental process largely remains …
through the female reproductive tract. However, this fundamental process largely remains …
Collective motion in biological systems
Accepted 21 September 2012 689 This journal is q 2012 The Royal Society with the systems
treated by statistical mechanics. However, a simple transition from a disordered to an …
treated by statistical mechanics. However, a simple transition from a disordered to an …