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  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Nanotechnology
  • Reproductive Medicine

Background:

  • Male infertility, including oligozoospermia and asthenospermia, presents complex clinical challenges.
  • Current infertility treatments are often complicated and expensive.
  • Precise manipulation of sperm is crucial for effective assisted reproductive technologies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and evaluate a novel sperm-magnetic controlling technology for manipulating sperm movement.
  • To investigate the efficacy of surface-charged iron oxide magnetic nanoparticles (Fe₃O₄ MNPs) for sperm navigation.
  • To compare the performance of positively and negatively charged MNPs in controlling sperm motility.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing surface-charged Fe₃O₄ MNPs to interact with the negatively charged sperm membrane.
  • Applying an external magnetic field to magnetize and guide the MNPs, thereby controlling sperm movement.
  • Experimentally measuring sperm translational speed under varying magnetic field intensities, gradients, and magnet distances.

Main Results:

  • Sperm cells functionalized with positively charged MNPs achieved a translational speed of 100 μm/s at 1.48 T magnetic field intensity.
  • Sperm cells with negatively charged MNPs showed a speed of 80 μm/s under similar conditions.
  • Sperm translational speed increased linearly with magnetic field intensity and gradient, and quadratically with proximity to the magnet.
  • Positively charged MNPs demonstrated superior sperm driving efficiency due to direct attraction to sperm surfaces.

Conclusions:

  • Surface-charged Fe₃O₄ MNPs provide an effective method for controlling sperm movement in vitro.
  • The magnetic nanoparticle-based approach offers a simple, potentially cost-effective solution for male infertility.
  • Positively charged MNPs are more effective than negatively charged MNPs for sperm manipulation via magnetic guidance.