Publications by authors named "Emmanuel Ogundele"
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- Sperm must navigate through complex channels in the female reproductive tract to fertilize eggs, and their movement has mainly been attributed to swimming in fluids.
- Recent research shows that sperm can also gain thrust from direct interactions between their flagellum and solid surfaces, which helps them move more effectively.
- This discovery reveals a hybrid motility mechanism where both flagellum-surface interactions and fluid dynamics play significant roles in sperm movement, highlighting an evolutionary advantage for sperm as they travel through challenging environments.
To fertilize eggs, sperm must pass through narrow, complex channels filled with viscoelastic fluids in the female reproductive tract. While it is known that the topography of the surfaces plays a role in guiding sperm movement, sperm have been thought of as swimmers, i.e.
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