Supplementing zinc oxide nanoparticles to cryopreservation medium minimizes the freeze-thaw-induced damage to spermatozoa.

In conclusion, the presence of ZnONPs during cryopreservation appears to be beneficial to the spermatozoa as they withstand freeze-thaw process competently better than control, without any adverse effect shown. PMID: 29074362 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29074362?dopt=Abstract

Source: Biochemical and Biophysical Research communications - November 30, 2017 Category: Biochemistry Authors: Isaac AV, Kumari S, Nair R, Urs DR, Salian SR, Kalthur G, Adiga SK, Manikkath J, Mutalik S, Sachdev D, Pasricha R Tags: Biochem Biophys Res Commun Source Type: research