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Table 2 Mean embryo transport distances and driven forces of injection for different viscosities and injection speeds

From: Numerical simulation of embryo transfer: how the viscosity of transferred medium affects the transport of embryos

Case Index

Viscosity

(Pa·s)

Injection speed

(mm/s)

Axial transport distance

(mm)

Radial transport distance

(mm)

Driven force for transferring catheter load

(10−3 N)

1

0.001

70.7

0.33

1.50

0.52

2

0.005

70.7

0.41

2.12

1.04

3

0.01

70.7

0.30

2.30

1.68

4

0.05

70.7

0.74

2.50

6.84

5

0.1

70.7

1.13

2.64

13.29

6

0.5

70.7

3.21

3.28

64.89

7

0.799

70.7

4.41

3.27

103.65

8

0.001

4.72

0.09

2.44

0.03

9

0.799

4.72

4.35

3.28

6.90