2 papers
physics.bio-ph2026
Effective roles of the head and flagellum in sperm motility
Robert L. Scott, Shobitha Unnikrishnan, Ayomide Bolaji +4
In the low Reynolds number fluid environment that microswimmers encounter, back-and-forth motion cannot lead to net displacement. In mammalian sperm, the mechanical wave propagatin…
cond-mat.soft2024
Self-organized vortex phases and hydrodynamic interactions in Bos taurus sperm cells
Charles R. Packard, Shobitha Unnikrishnan, Shiva Phuyal +4
Flocking behavior is observed in biological systems from the cellular to super-organismal length scales, and the mechanisms and purposes of this behavior are objects of intense int…