Micro total analysis systems: fundamental advances and applications in the laboratory, clinic, and field
Assay devices designed for these applications offer improvements to existing methods or
provide fundamentally new strategies. Both mature methods and novel techniques have …
provide fundamentally new strategies. Both mature methods and novel techniques have …
Application of microfluidic technologies to human assisted reproduction
GD Smith, S Takayama - MHR: Basic science of reproductive …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Microfluidics can be considered both a science and a technology. It is defined as the study of
fluid behavior at a sub-microliter level and the investigation into its application to cell …
fluid behavior at a sub-microliter level and the investigation into its application to cell …
The future of IVF: the new normal in human reproduction
VA Kushnir, GD Smith, EY Adashi - Reproductive Sciences, 2022 - Springer
Increased demand for in vitro fertilization (IVF) due to socio-demographic trends, and supply
facilitated by new technologies, converged to transform the way a substantial proportion of …
facilitated by new technologies, converged to transform the way a substantial proportion of …
Advanced cryopreservation as an emergent and convergent technological platform
Advanced cryopreservation technologies have the potential to transform organ transplants,
biomedical research, food storage, aquaculture, biodiversity repositories, ecological …
biomedical research, food storage, aquaculture, biodiversity repositories, ecological …
Advanced technologies for the preservation of mammalian biospecimens
The three classical core technologies for the preservation of live mammalian biospecimens—
slow freezing, vitrification and hypothermic storage—limit the biomedical applications of …
slow freezing, vitrification and hypothermic storage—limit the biomedical applications of …
Microfluidics for cryopreservation
Cryopreservation has utility in clinical and scientific research but implementation is highly
complex and includes labor-intensive cell-specific protocols for the addition/removal of …
complex and includes labor-intensive cell-specific protocols for the addition/removal of …
Advances in microfluidics‐based assisted reproductive technology: From sperm sorter to reproductive system‐on‐a‐chip
The fields of assisted reproductive technology (ART) and in vitro fertilization (IVF) have
progressed rapidly, yet still need further improvements. Microfluidic technology can …
progressed rapidly, yet still need further improvements. Microfluidic technology can …
Microfluidic in-vitro fertilization technologies: Transforming the future of human reproduction
Y Fang, R Wu, JM Lee, LHM Chan, KYJ Chan - TrAC Trends in Analytical …, 2023 - Elsevier
The field of assisted reproductive technology (ART) has seen constant improvement and
advancement targeted towards optimal development of the embryos in vitro to improve …
advancement targeted towards optimal development of the embryos in vitro to improve …
Thinking big by thinking small: application of microfluidic technology to improve ART
In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) laboratories often carry a penchant to resist change while in the
pursuit of maintaining consistency in laboratory conditions. However, implementation of new …
pursuit of maintaining consistency in laboratory conditions. However, implementation of new …
Cryopreservation in the era of cell therapy: revisiting fundamental concepts to enable future technologies
B Bai, C Xue, Y Wen, J Lim, Z Le… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Cryopreservation strives to maximize the viability and biofunctionality of cells and tissues by
cooling them to a subzero temperature to facilitate storage and delivery. This technology has …
cooling them to a subzero temperature to facilitate storage and delivery. This technology has …