Silicon retinal tack for the epiretinal fixation of the polyimide electrode array

Current Applied Physics

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 649-653

  Seo, Jong Mo ^a,b   Paik, Seung Joon ^b   Kim, Eui Tae ^b   Byun, Sang Won ^b   Lee, Ah Ra ^b   Cho, Dongil ^b   Kim, Sung June ^b   Yu, Hyeong Gon ^a,b   Yu, Young Suk ^a,b   Chung, Hum ^a,b  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Biocompatibility; Implant materials; Parylene; Silicon retinal tack; Visual prosthesis

Indexed keywords

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC INSULATORS; ELECTRODEPOSITION; MICROELECTRODES; POLYIMIDES; SEMICONDUCTING FILMS; SILICON;

IMPLANT MATERIALS; PARYLENE; SILICON RETINAL TACK; VISUAL PROSTHESIS;

ELECTRODES;

EID: 33744745580     PISSN: 15671739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cap.2005.04.013     Document Type: Article

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