Project description
Using microbots to aid fertilisation
The MicroRepro project is a cutting-edge technology using medical microbots to propel sperm towards the fertilisation of an oocyte. With infertility affecting nearly 50 million couples globally, advanced alternatives are urgently needed for artificial insemination, which has a less than 30 % success rate, and in vitro fertilisation, which may be more successful but is also more invasive. The MicroRepro project provides a method that is closer to a natural process, utilising and enhancing advancements in nanotechnology and microrobotics. The team includes a PI who has invented a related device (Spermbot). Its promising prospects are expected to help resolve a critical medical issue while giving a boost to bioimaging, nanoscience and biology research.
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ERC-ADG - Advanced Grant
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09111 Chemnitz
Germany
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09111 Chemnitz
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01069 Dresden