Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) has been the material of choice for microfluidic applications in
cell biology for many years, with recent advances encompassing nano-scaffolds and surface …

In vitro embryo production (IVEP) is an extremely important tool for genetic improvement in
livestock and it is the biotechnology that has grown the most recently. However, multiple …

Purpose Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) imparts physical stress on the oolemma of
the oocyte and remains among the most technically demanding skills to master, with …

Due to the great interest in ovarian cryopreservation and, consequently conservation and
restoration of female fertility in the last decades, different vitrification procedures (vitrification …

In IVF clinics, preimplantation genetic testing (PGT) is a common practice that involves a
biopsy and cryopreservation of embryos for genetic evaluation. When testing fails or is …

Some decades later, in 1979, the merging of microfabrication with analytical methods
resulted in the creation of the field of microfluidics. Microfluidics and microfabrication, in …