Non-contact ultrasound oocyte denudation
Amir Mokhtare, Benyamin Davaji, Philip Xie, Mohammad Yaghoobi, Zev Rosenwaks, Amit Lal, Gianpiero D. Palermo, Alireza Abbaspourrad
Abstract
substrate to remove the cumulus cells from the oocytes. This paper demonstrates the capability and safety of the denudation procedure utilizing surface acoustic wave (SAW), achieving automation of this delicate manual procedure and paving the steps toward improved and standardized oocyte manipulation.
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Intracytoplasmic sperm injectionComputer scienceMaterials scienceBiomedical engineeringEngineeringBiologyIn vitro fertilisationCell biologyEmbryoMicrofluidic and Bio-sensing TechnologiesMicrofluidic and Capillary Electrophoresis ApplicationsUltrasound and Cavitation Phenomena