Human sperm accumulation near surfaces: a simulation study

DOI10.1017/S0022112008004953zbMath1171.76476OpenAlexW2000184571WikidataQ55877923 ScholiaQ55877923MaRDI QIDQ3184031

J. C. Kirkman-Brown, J. R. Blake, Eamonn A. Gaffney, David J. Smith

Publication date: 13 October 2009

Published in: Journal of Fluid Mechanics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022112008004953

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Boundary element methods applied to problems in fluid mechanics (76M15) Physiological flows (76Z05) Physiological flow (92C35)

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Uses Software

• BEMLIB

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