A novel microdevice for the treatment of hydrocephalus: Design and fabrication of an array of microvalves and microneedles

Microsystem Technologies

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 371-378

  Emam, Metwally ^a   Abashiya, Yahaya ^a   Chareunsack, Boter ^a   Skordos, John ^a   Oh, Jonghyun ^a   Choi, Yoonsu ^b   Kralick, Francis ^c   Noh, Hongseok ^a  

^a Drexel University   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES; BODY FLUIDS; BRAIN; INNOVATION;

CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; DOME PETAL GEOMETRY; HYDROCEPHALUS; MICROFABRICATED ARACHNOID VILLI; MICRONEEDLES; MICROVALVES;

MICROFABRICATION;

EID: 38349107723     PISSN: 09467076     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00542-007-0446-6     Document Type: Article

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