DocumentCode
3452272
Title
Assessing sperm motility using acoustic plate mode devices
Author
Evans, C.R. ; Atherton, S. ; Hughes, D.C. ; McHale, G. ; Newton, M.I.
Author_Institution
Nottingham Trent Univ., Nottingham
fYear
2007
fDate
May 29 2007-June 1 2007
Firstpage
4
Lastpage
5
Abstract
In this work we report a simple time of flight technique for assessing the number and motility of pig sperm in a semen sample. Acoustic plate mode (APM) devices have been employed as the sensor element at the end of a channel down which sperm swim. Combining the APM data with conventional microscopy, an estimate of 18.9 plusmn4.8 pg for the pig sperm effective mass at 52 MHz APM devices is derived.
Keywords
acoustic devices; biomedical equipment; biomedical measurement; cell motility; acoustic plate mode devices; frequency 52 MHz; microscopy; sensor element; sperm effective mass; sperm motility assessment; time-of-flight technique; Acoustic devices; Artificial intelligence; Biomedical acoustics; Coatings; Face detection; Fingers; Frequency; Instruments; Low pass filters; Time measurement;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Frequency Control Symposium, 2007 Joint with the 21st European Frequency and Time Forum. IEEE International
Conference_Location
Geneva
ISSN
1075-6787
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-0646-3
Electronic_ISBN
1075-6787
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/FREQ.2007.4319018
Filename
4319018
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