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Beyond IUI, IVF and ICSI - New developments in - eshre 2013

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October 2001 - “A Physics Revelation”<br />

“Microfluidics, Lam<strong>in</strong>ar Flow, <strong>and</strong> Cell Biology”<br />

Microfluidics<br />

- study of physical pr<strong>in</strong>ciples of fluid behavior <strong>in</strong> a<br />

microenvironment <strong>and</strong> its application to<br />

chemistry, molecular biology, <strong>and</strong> cell biology<br />

1) Size / Mechanical Advantages<br />

2) Microenvironment / Physiological Advantages<br />

Turbulent Versus Lam<strong>in</strong>ar Flow<br />

Fluid at the microscale exhibits lam<strong>in</strong>ar flow<br />

Lam<strong>in</strong>ar flow is streaml<strong>in</strong>e <strong>and</strong> predictable<br />

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