In assisted reproductive technology (ART), the aim of sperm cells' preparation is to select
competent spermatozoa with the highest fertilization potential and in this context, the …

Male infertility often involves idiopathic or unknown causes, leading to an increasing
demand for assisted reproduction technologies (ART). Conventional sperm sorting …

Objective To test a novel method to select spermatozoa with high chromatin integrity. Design
Specimens with high sperm chromatin fragmentation (SCF) were selected by density …

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 …

With the growing interest in biochips, numerous efforts have been made to recapitulate a
more reliable and physiologically relevant environment within chips, resulting in significant …

In intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), a single sperm cell is selected and injected into an
egg. The quality of the chosen sperm and specifically its DNA fragmentation have a …

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 …

Fifteen percent of couples of reproductive age suffer from infertility globally and the burden
of infertility disproportionately impacts residents of developing countries. Assisted …

As a label-free, nondestructive method, phase contrast is by far the most popular microscopy
technique for routine inspection of cell cultures. However, features of interest such as …

Abstract Changes in the deformability of red blood cells can reveal a range of pathologies.
For example, cells which have been stored for transfusion are known to exhibit progressively …