New Microfluidic Devices Found to Be Effective Method of In-Vitro Fertilization in Mice; Early Research Suggests Emerging Technology Could Be Viable Option for IVF.

AScribe Health News Service, October, 2005

Byline: University of Michigan Health System

ANN ARBOR, Mich., Oct. 12 (AScribe Newswire) -- Technology that more closely mirrors the natural fertilization process is showing promise as a new method of in-vitro fertilization, researchers at the University of Michigan Health System have found.

The researchers found that microfluidics - an emerging area of physics and biotechnology that deals with the microscopic flow of fluids - can be used successfully for IVF in mice. They also found that lower total numbers and concentrations of sperm were required when using microfluidic channels instead of culture dishes.

"This is an extension of the work we've done in recent years to use microfluidics to separate viable sperm from dead and immature sperm...

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