Short-term biological safety of a photoelectric dye used as a component of retinal prostheses

Journal of Artificial Organs

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 45-51

  Okamoto, Kazuo ^a   Matsuo, Toshihiko ^a   Tamaki, Takayuki ^a   Uji, Akihito ^a   Ohtsuki, Hiroshi ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cytotoxicity; Photoelectric dye; Polyethylene film; Retinal neurons; Retinal pigment epithelial cells; Retinal prosthesis; Safety

Indexed keywords

2 [2 [4 (DIBUTYLAMINO)PHENYL]ETHENYL] 3 CARBOXYMETHYLBENZOTHIAZOLIUM BROMIDE; BENZOTHIAZOLE DERIVATIVE; DYE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; POLYETHYLENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOSAFETY; CELL VIABILITY; CHICK EMBRYO; CYTOTOXICITY; EMBRYO; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GLIA CELL; LIGHT EXPOSURE; MATERIALS TESTING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS; RETINA; RETINA CELL; RETINA PIGMENT EPITHELIOPATHY; SAFETY;

ANILINE COMPOUNDS; ANIMALS; CHICK EMBRYO; COLORING AGENTS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; LIGHT; NEUROGLIA; PHOTORECEPTORS; POLYETHYLENE; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; RETINA; THIAZOLES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 42149175536     PISSN: 14347229     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10047-008-0403-x     Document Type: Article

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