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标题：Disposable paper-based microfluidics for fertility testing
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作者：Misagh Rezapour Sarabi ; Defne Yigci ; M. Munzer Alseed 等
期刊名称：iScience
印刷版ISSN：2589-0042
出版年度：2022
卷号：25
期号：9
页码：1-18
DOI：10.1016/j.isci.2022.104986
语种：English
出版社：Elsevier
摘要：SummaryFifteen percent of couples of reproductive age suffer from infertility globally and the burden of infertility disproportionately impacts residents of developing countries. Assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs), includingin vitrofertilization (IVF) and intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), have been successful in overcoming various reasons for infertility including borderline and severe male factor infertility which consists of 20%–30% of all infertile cases. Approximately half of male infertility cases stem from suboptimal sperm parameters. Therefore, healthy/normal sperm enrichment and sorting remains crucial in advancing reproductive medicine. Microfluidic technologies have emerged as promising tools to develop in-home rapid fertility tests and point-of-care (POC) diagnostic tools. Here, we review advancements in fabrication methods for paper-based microfluidic devices and their emerging fertility testing applications assessing sperm concentration, sperm motility, sperm DNA analysis, and other sperm functionalities, and provide a glimpse into future directions for paper-based fertility microfluidic systems.Graphical abstractDisplay OmittedHighlights•Paper-based technologies are emerging to develop in-home rapid fertility tests•Fabrication methods for paper-based microfluidic devices are presented•Emerging disposable paper-based fertility testing applications are reviewedMedical device in health technology; Biotechnology; Biodevices;