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Development of a Single-Piece Sperm Counting Chamber (SSCC) for Aquatic Species

التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
العنوان: Development of a Single-Piece Sperm Counting Chamber (SSCC) for Aquatic Species
المؤلفون: Jorge A. Belgodere, Yue Liu, Elizabeth L. Reich, Jason Eades, Terrence R. Tiersch, William Todd Monroe
المصدر: Fishes, Vol 7, Iss 5, p 231 (2022)
بيانات النشر: MDPI AG, 2022.
سنة النشر: 2022
المجموعة: LCC:Biology (General)
LCC:Genetics
مصطلحات موضوعية: microfabrication, PDMS, zebrafish, goldfish, sperm, cell counting, Biology (General), QH301-705.5, Genetics, QH426-470
الوصف: Accurate determination of sperm concentration in aquatic species is important for assisted reproduction and cryopreservation, yet is challenging as current counting methods are costly or not suitable for many species. The goal of this work was to develop a simple (single-piece and single-layer photolithography) sperm counting chamber (SSCC) for aquatic species. Goldfish (Carassius auratus) and zebrafish (Danio rerio) sperm were used for evaluation in the device, which was created with soft lithography. Four designs with different geometries were evaluated for counting accuracy. Open-corner and open-midpoint designs were the most accurate with no significant differences (P > 0.05) for most of the target sperm concentrations (0.5–1.0 × 108 cells/mL). The open-corner design was not significantly different from the Makler® counting chamber intended for human sperm cells (P = 0.6) but was significantly different from a hemocytometer (P < 0.001) intended for other cell sizes. Material cost of device production was USD 16 per unit, including photolithography supplies, glass slide and coverslip, and polydimethylsiloxane. The cost can be reduced to USD 2 per unit with repeated wafer casts. This device could be further refined for resin 3-D printing and sharing via open-hardware approaches and modified to best suit species specific applications.
نوع الوثيقة: article
وصف الملف: electronic resource
اللغة: English
تدمد: 2410-3888
Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/2410-3888/7/5/231; https://doaj.org/toc/2410-3888
DOI: 10.3390/fishes7050231
URL الوصول: https://doaj.org/article/6e9983797da04bc38cbb9a01c99bd9f6
رقم الأكسشن: edsdoj.6e9983797da04bc38cbb9a01c99bd9f6
قاعدة البيانات: Directory of Open Access Journals
الوصف
تدمد:24103888
DOI:10.3390/fishes7050231