A suprachoroidal electrical retinal stimulator design for long-term animal experiments and in vivo assessment of its feasibility and biocompatibility in rabbits

Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology

Volumn 2008, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Zhou, J A ^a,b   Woo, S J ^a,b,c,d   Park, S I ^a   Kim, E T ^a,b   Seo, J M ^a,b,e   Chung, H ^a,b,c   Kim, S J ^a,b  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

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

^d Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

^e Dongguk University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYIMIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; ELECTRODE; ELECTRONICS; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVOKED CORTICAL RESPONSE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FOLLOW UP; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; RADIOFREQUENCY; SUPRACHOROIDAL ELECTRICAL RETINAL STIMULATOR; ANIMAL; CHOROID; CYTOLOGY; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; INSTRUMENTATION; MATERIALS TESTING; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSTHESES AND ORTHOSES; RABBIT; RETINA;

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

ANIMALS; CHOROID; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; EVOKED POTENTIALS, VISUAL; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; MATERIALS TESTING; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; RABBITS; RETINA;

EID: 41149178026     PISSN: 11107243     EISSN: 11107251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2008/547428     Document Type: Article

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