journal article·2020-09Open access

Noninvasive Zygote Transfer: A Rotating Spiral Micromotor for Noninvasive Zygote Transfer (Adv. Sci. 18/2020)

Lukas Schwarz, Dmitriy D. Karnaushenko, Franziska Hebenstreit, Ronald Naumann, Oliver G. Schmidt, Mariana Medina‐Sánchez

Advanced Science· Volume 7· Issue 18

Abstract

In article number 2000843, Mariana Medina‐Sánchez and co‐workers demonstrate a spiralshaped micropropeller that can capture, transport, and release a zygote, actuated solely by an external rotating magnetic fi eld, as a noninvasive alternative concept to laparoscopy, that is, zygote intrafallopian transfer by micromotors. This procedure is envisioned to improve the embryo implantation rates, which nowadays is one of the main causes of miscarriage in assisted fertilization. [Image: see text]
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OpenAlex topics: Micro and Nano Robotics · Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy

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