January 3, 2018
WPI Researchers Play Critical Role to Create Sperm-Sorting Device That Could Improve IVF Success
SPARTAN Sperm-Sorting Device Uses Obstacle Course to Select Fastest and Healthiest Sperm To Help Women Become Pregnant Faster
January 3, 2018
New device selects healthy sperm
A new sperm-sorting device built at Stanford filters the unfit from the fit and could help improve infertility treatments.
November 4, 2017
Fertile, new technique to select the perfect sperm
Institut Marquès has implemented the FERTILE® Chip, a new technique for sperm selection in the laboratory.
September 5, 2017
New research on male infertility: Fertile Chip – What does it really entail?
Male factor infertility is -increasingly- being addressed in important studies and scientific publications. And although the most basic test in the study of infertility is the semen analysis, when additional information is needed we can turn to more specific tests such as the sperm DNA Fragmentation analysis, sperm FISH analysis, karyotyping and cystic fibrosis studies.
June 16, 2016
Survival of the fittest sperm: How new technology may help infertile couples
Of the millions of sperm that enter the vagina, only about 10 make it to the egg, demonstrating how rigorous the natural sperm selection process really is. So how is it possible to select only the best sperm for assisted reproductive technologies like in vitro fertilization?
March 19, 2015
New technologies for getting the most out of semen
For in vitro fertilization and other assisted reproductive technologies, selecting the healthiest and best swimming sperm from a sample of semen can dramatically increase success.
January 14, 2015
Assisted Reproductive Microchip Technologies to Improve Infertility
It is reported that 5.3 million American couples of reproductive age are affected by infertility. Among these couples, male factors account for up to 50%, necessitating the identification of key parameters dictating male fertility, including sperm count, morphology and motility.
October 30, 2013
Finding the fastest sperm to help increase IVF success
Is male infertility partly a simple fluid mechanics problem?