Post-liquefaction normospermic human semen behaves as a weak-gel viscoelastic fluid

Soft Matter. 2023 Jul 12;19(27):5039-5043. doi: 10.1039/d3sm00443k.

Abstract

The rheological behavior of human semen is overlooked and essentially unexplored in the scientific literature. Here, we provide the first quantitative experimental evidence that post-liquafaction normospermic human semen behaves as a viscoelastic fluid and the shear moduli can be scaled according to the weak-gel model.

MeSH terms

  • Body Fluids*
  • Humans
  • Rheology
  • Semen*