Developing biomedical engineering technologies for reproductive medicine

Y Zhu, B Kong, R Liu, Y Zhao - Smart Medicine, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Infertility is a rising global health issue with a far‐reaching impact on the socioeconomic
livelihoods. As there are highly complex causes of male and female infertility, it is highly …

Children born after autotransplantation of cryopreserved ovarian tissue. A review of 13 live births

J Donnez, S Silber, CY Andersen, I Demeestere… - Annals of …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction. Premature ovarian failure (POF) can occur naturally at an early age or be due
to iatrogenic agents. Indeed, ovaries are very sensitive to cytotoxic treatment, especially to …

Oxidative stress impairs function and increases redox protein modifications in human spermatozoa

T Morielli, C O'Flaherty - Reproduction, 2015 - rep.bioscientifica.com
Oxidative stress, generated by excessive reactive oxygen species (ROS) or decreased
antioxidant defenses (and possibly both), is associated with male infertility. Oxidative stress …

A review on biomaterials for ovarian tissue engineering

A Dadashzadeh, S Moghassemi, A Shavandi… - Acta biomaterialia, 2021 - Elsevier
Considerable challenges in engineering the female reproductive tissue are the follicle's
unique architecture, the need to recapitulate the extracellular matrix, and tissue …

In vitro ovarian follicle growth: a comprehensive analysis of key protocol variables

LE Simon, TR Kumar, FE Duncan - Biology of Reproduction, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Folliculogenesis is a complex process that requires integration of autocrine, paracrine, and
endocrine factors together with tightly regulated interactions between granulosa cells and …

The crucial role of mechanical heterogeneity in regulating follicle development and ovulation with engineered ovarian microtissue

JK Choi, P Agarwal, H Huang, S Zhao, X He - Biomaterials, 2014 - Elsevier
Contemporary systems for in vitro culture of ovarian follicles do not recapitulate the
mechanical heterogeneity in mammalian ovary. Here we report microfluidic generation of …

[HTML][HTML] Emerging biomaterials for reproductive medicine

X Wang, D Wu, W Li, L Yang - Engineered Regeneration, 2021 - Elsevier
Reproduction is the most important event for the continuation of life. Unfortunately, infertility
is a widespread problem. Recently, biomaterials have been widely used in reproductive …

Can mammalian mothers influence the sex of their offspring peri-conceptually?

VJ Grant, LW Chamley - Reproduction, 2010 - rep.bioscientifica.com
Fertility preservation is an important type of frontier scientific research in the field of
reproductive health. The culture of ovarian cortices to i) initiate primordial follicle growth and …

The effect of collagen hydrogel on 3D culture of ovarian follicles

S Joo, SH Oh, S Sittadjody, EC Opara… - Biomedical …, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
The in vivo function and phenotype of ovarian follicle cells are determined by many factors.
When these cells are removed from the in vivo microenvironment and grown in a 2D in vitro …

[HTML][HTML] Ovarian decellularized bioscaffolds provide an optimal microenvironment for cell growth and differentiation in vitro

G Pennarossa, T De Iorio, F Gandolfi, TAL Brevini - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Ovarian failure is the most common cause of infertility. Although numerous strategies have
been proposed, a definitive solution for recovering ovarian functions and restoring fertility is …