Researchers from the Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science from Florida Atlantic University developed a microfluidic chip for sperm classification.
They emphasize that the case of in vitro fertilization, intrauterine insemination and intracytoplasmic sperm injection need to be healthy sperm for a successful result.
centrifugation methods they require several processes to classify and can damage the sperm during processing.
Studies separate the good sperm and those that do not work for IVF.
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The results were published in the journal Analyst of the Royal Society of Chemistry. The chip provides cells necessary for a successful intracytoplasmic sperm injection, due to the quantity and quality of the cells sperm isolates using the chip.
How does this chip work for sperm?
Waseem Asghar , Ph.D., autor principal, He highlighted that the operation is very easy because as soon as the semen is loaded where the sample is taken, the working sperm move against the flow towards the collection chamber. From there they are easily collected.
The chip offers an operating benefit one hour in one step, which can be used by an operator with minimal training. The study indicates that healthy, mobile and faster sperm are selected for the fertilization process.
This device would be low cost and the technology can reduce the economic burden of fertility implementations. “both the chip like isolated spermatozoa offer great clinical relevance and applicability.”
In the United States, about 15 percent of couples have trouble conceiving. Worldwide, approximately 48.5 million couples experience infertility.
Infertility treatment costs can range from $5,000 to $73,000. The average patient goes through two cycles of IVF. It is estimated that 85 percent of IVF costs are often paid out of pocket.
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