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- Title
Low-Cost QCM Sensor System for Screening Semen Samples.
- Authors
Newton, Michael I.; Atherton, Shaun; Morris, Robert H.; Stanley, Simon M.; Evans, Carl R.; Hughes, David C.; McHale, Glen
- Abstract
Artificial insemination is a well-established part of modern agricultural practice. A viable semen sample is judged by the total number of spermatozoa (sperm) in the sample and the motility of the sperm. In this paper, we report the development of a reusable measurement cell and electronics for screening semen samples based on the Quartz Crystal Microbalance (QCM) and Universal Frequency to Digital Converter (UFDC-1) to produce a low-cost sensor system. After introducing the semen sample at one end of the measurement cell, sperm swim down a channel before causing a frequency change on the QCM. Data is presented that shows the different frequency changes using a commercial frequency counter caused by porcine semen samples, one two days old and one twenty one days old. Similar data is presented for a motile semen sample measurement using the low-cost UFDC-1.
- Subjects
SEMEN analysis; HUMAN artificial insemination; QUARTZ crystal microbalances; SPERM motility; PORCINE reproductive &; respiratory syndrome
- Publication
Journal of Sensors, 2010, p1
- ISSN
1687-725X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1155/2010/326365