At early stages of development, the human embryo is protected by a surrounding two-layer coating—the zona pellucida. As the embryo develops further, this coating becomes thinner and, at the blastocyst stage, the thin coating is broken off and the embryo ‘hatches’ such that it can implant into the uterine wall. Following in vitro fertilization and in vitro growth, many embryos do not implant aft...

The Use of Laser-Assisted Hatching in Bovine in Vitro Produced Embryos to Improve Pregnancy Rate. (August 2008) Suzanne Lynn Menges, B.S., Texas A&M University Chair of Advisory Committee: Dr. Duane Kraemer In vitro produced (IVP) embryos not hatching from the zona pellucida (ZP) after transfer is one possible contributing factor of a lower pregnancy rate when compared to in vivo embryos. This ...

BACKGROUND Cryopreservation of embryos may lead to zona hardening that may compromise in vivo hatching and implantation following thawing and transfer. Assisted hatching (AH) has been advocated as a means of assisting the natural hatching process and enhancing implantation. METHODS The aim of this study was to assess in a prospective randomized manner the effect of laser-assisted hatching (LA...

Plankton research has always been an important area of biology. Due to various environmental issues and other research interests, plankton hatching and harnessing has been extremely red-marked zone for bio-aqua scientists recently. To counter this problem, no wireless sensor assisted technique or mechanism has yet not been devised. In this literature, we propose a novel approach to pursue this ...

Assisted Hatching (AH) is a technique performed after In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) and involves the artificial thinning or opening of the Zona Pellucida (ZP) prior to Embryo Transfer (ET) as an attempt to improve the probability of embryo implantation. AH can be performed by embryologists via mechanical, chemical, or laser-assisted means. A few studies suggest that a larger size of ZP opening/t...