Evaluation of subretinal implants coated with amorphous aluminum oxide and diamond-like carbon

Journal of Bioactive and Compatible Polymers

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 5-22

  Sweitzer, Robyn ^a   Scholz, Carmen ^a,c   Montezuma, Sandra ^b   Rizzo III, Joseph F ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY   (United States)

^c VA Jamaica Plain   (United States)

Author keywords

Amorphous aluminium oxide; Biomaterials; Diamond like carbon; Rentinal prosthesis

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; BIOMATERIALS; DIAMOND LIKE CARBON FILMS; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; PATIENT MONITORING; POLYIMIDES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION (AMD); AMORPHOUS ALUMINIUM OXIDE; RENTINAL PROSTHESIS;

PROSTHETICS;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; BIOMATERIAL; CARBON; DIAMOND; IMIDE; ION; WATER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FILM; IMPLANT; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PROSTHESIS; RETINA; RETINA INJURY; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SWINE;

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 31544460356     PISSN: 08839115     EISSN: 15308030     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883911506060202     Document Type: Article

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