Controlled hatching at the prescribed site using femtosecond laser for zona pellucida drilling at the early blastocyst stage.

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics
Inna V IlinaDmitry S Sitnikov

Abstract

To study whether the application of femtosecond laser pulses for zona pellucida (ZP) drilling of blastocysts at the embryonic or abembryonic poles can promote hatching to start immediately through the hole formed and ensure high hatching rates and embryo viability. Mouse blastocyst (E3.5) ZP were microdissected with femtosecond laser pulses (514-nm wavelength, 280-fs pulse duration, 2.5-kHz repetition rate) close to the trophoblast or inner cell mass (ICM). The sizes of the holes formed were in the range of 4.5-8.5 μm. Additional longitudinal incisions (5-7-μm long) on either side of the hole were created to determine whether hatching had started at the correct position. Embryos post-laser-assisted ZP drilling and intact embryos were cultured under standard conditions for 2 days; embryo quality was assessed twice daily. The hatching rates and in vitro and in vivo implantation rates (only for embryos with ZP dissected close to the ICM) were estimated. Femtosecond laser-assisted ZP drilling at the early blastocyst stage facilitated embryo hatching to start at the artificial opening with probability approaching 100%. Despite the artificial opening's small size, no embryo trapping during hatching was observed. Both experimental gro...Continue Reading

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