Recent advances in bovine in vitro embryo production: reproductive biotechnology history and methods

LB Ferré, ME Kjelland, LB Strøbech, P Hyttel… - Animal, 2020 - cambridge.org
In vitro production (IVP) of embryos and associated technologies in cattle have shown
significant progress in recent years, in part driven by a better understanding of the full …

Sperm selection methods in the 21st century

DA Vaughan, D Sakkas - Biology of reproduction, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Natural sperm selection in humans is a rigorous process resulting in the highest quality
sperm reaching, and having an opportunity to fertilize, the oocyte. Relative to other …

Recent progress in bovine in vitro‐derived embryo cryotolerance: Impact of in vitro culture systems, advances in cryopreservation and future considerations

LB Ferré, ME Kjelland, AM Taiyeb… - … in Domestic Animals, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Contents Cryopreservation of in vitro‐derived bovine embryos is a crucial step for the
widespread reproduction and conservation of valuable high‐merit animals. Given the …

Advances in microfluidics‐based assisted reproductive technology: From sperm sorter to reproductive system‐on‐a‐chip

N Kashaninejad, MJA Shiddiky… - Advanced …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The fields of assisted reproductive technology (ART) and in vitro fertilization (IVF) have
progressed rapidly, yet still need further improvements. Microfluidic technology can …

[HTML][HTML] Separation of sperm cells from samples containing high concentrations of white blood cells using a spiral channel

J Son, R Samuel, BK Gale, DT Carrell, JM Hotaling - Biomicrofluidics, 2017 - pubs.aip.org
Microfluidic technology has potential to separate sperm cells from unwanted debris while
improving the effectiveness of assisted reproductive technologies (ART). Current clinical …

A review on microfluidics: An aid to assisted reproductive technology

AB Alias, HY Huang, DJ Yao - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Infertility is a state of the male or female reproductive system that is defined as the failure to
achieve pregnancy even after 12 or more months of regular unprotected sexual intercourse …

IVF-on-a-chip: recent advances in microfluidics technology for in vitro fertilization

L Weng - SLAS TECHNOLOGY: Translating Life Sciences …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
In vitro fertilization (IVF) has been one of the most exciting modern medical technologies. It
has transformed the landscape of human infertility treatment. However, current IVF …

Microfluidic aspiration-assisted electrical impedance spectroscopy system is a reliable tool for the characterization of oocyte hardening

Y Cao, J Floehr, D Azarkh, U Schnakenberg - Sensors and Actuators B …, 2023 - Elsevier
The fertilization rate in assisted reproduction depends significantly on the quality of the
oocyte, especially on the hardening of the zona pellucida, which is a gelatinous layer of …

Investigating and modelling an engineered millifluidic in vitro oocyte maturation system reproducing the physiological ovary environment in the sheep model

A Mastrorocco, L Cacopardo, L Temerario, NA Martino… - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
In conventional assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs), oocytes are in vitro cultured in
static conditions. Instead, dynamic systems could better mimic the physiological in vivo …

Electrically-driven handling of gametes and embryos: taking a step towards the future of ARTs

A Karcz, A Van Soom, K Smits, R Verplancke… - Lab on a Chip, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Electrical stimulation of gametes and embryos and on-chip manipulation of microdroplets of
culture medium serve as promising tools for assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) …