A novel method to identify migration of small implantable devices

Journal of Long-Term Effects of Medical Implants

Volumn 6, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 157-168

  Fitzpatrick, Trischa L ^a   Liinamaa, Tiina L ^a   Brown, Ian E ^a   Cameron, Tracy ^a   Richmond, Frances J R ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

biocompatibility; fluorescence microscopy; foreign body; microstimulator; muscle

Indexed keywords

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BODY FLUIDS; FLUORESCENCE; GLUCOSE; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; MUSCLE;

CHRONICALLY IMPLANTED INTRAMUSCULAR DEVICES; CONNECTIVE TISSUE CAPSULE; FLUORESCENT TRACER PROCION YELLOW;

IMPLANTS (SURGICAL);

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CONTAMINATION; DEVICE; FOREIGN BODY; IMPLANTATION; MIGRATION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PARALYSIS; SAFETY; SURVIVAL TIME;

ANIMALS; CATS; FLUORESCENT DYES; FOREIGN-BODY MIGRATION; GLASS; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; TRIAZINES;

EID: 0030427462     PISSN: 10506934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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