Table 4.
Composition of injection media for human intracytoplasmic injection of PVP
| Fertipro | MediCult | SAGE IVF Inc (present; CooperSurgical, Inc.) | Irvine Scientific | VitroLife |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | Water | Water | Water | Water |
| Sodium chloride | – | Sodium chloride | Sodium chloride | Sodium chloride |
| Potassium chloride | – | Potassium chloride | Potassium chloride | Potassium chloride |
| Calcium chloride | – | Calcium chloride | Calcium chloride, anhydrous | Calcium chloride |
| Sodium dihydrogen phosphate | – | – | – | – |
| – | – | Potassium phosphate, anhydrous | Potassium phosphate, monobasic | Potassium di‐hydrogen |
| Magnesium sulfate | – | Magnesium sulfate | Magnesium sulfate, anhydrous | Magnesium sulfate |
| Sodium pyruvate | Sodium pyruvate | Sodium pyruvate | Sodium pyruvate | Sodium pyruvate |
| Glucose monohydrate | Glucose | Glucose | Glucose | Glucose |
| Sodium lactate | – | Sodium lactate | Sodium lactate | Sodium lactate |
| Sodium bicarbonate | Sodium bicarbonate | Sodium bicarbonate | Sodium bicarbonate | Sodium bicarbonate |
| Taurine | ||||
| Alanyl‐glutamine | ||||
| HEPES | Hepes free acid | HEPES | – | – |
| – | Hepes sodium salt | – | – | – |
| – | – | EDTA | – | EDTA |
| Human serum albumin | Human serum albumin | Human serum albumin 5 mg/mL | Human serum albumin 7–10 % | Recombinant human albumin |
| Polyvinylpyrrolidone | Polyvinylpyrrolidone | Polyvinylpyrrolidone | Polyvinylpyrrolidone | Polyvinylpyrrolidone |
| – | Streptomycine sulfate salt | Gentamicin | Gentamicin | – |
| – | Penicillin sodium salt | – | – | – |
| – | Phenol red (not product no. 1090) | Phenol red | – | – |
| – | EBSS | – | – | |
| Synthetic Serum Replacement (SSR®; USA: ART supplement contains recombinant human insulin) | – | – | – |