High-DNA integrity sperm selection using rheotaxis and boundary following behavior in a microfluidic chip
Soroush Zeaei, Mohammad Zabetian Targhi, Iman Halvaei, Reza Nosrati
Abstract
). The device selects sperm with over 45%, 20%, and 80% improvement in motility, the number of highly motile sperm, and DNA integrity, respectively, suggesting promising potential for applications in assisted reproduction.
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SpermMotilityMicrofluidicsMicrofluidic chipSperm motilityBiologyCell biologyMaterials scienceNanotechnologyGeneticsMicro and Nano RoboticsMicrofluidic and Bio-sensing TechnologiesOrbital Angular Momentum in Optics