Finite element modeling of retinal prosthesis mechanics

Journal of Neural Engineering

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2009, Pages

  Basinger, B C ^a,b   Rowley, A P ^b,c   Chen, K ^a,b   Humayun, M S ^a,b,c   Weiland, J D ^a,b,c  

^a University of Southern California ^*  (United States)

^b DOHENY EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANINE MODELS; CHRONIC STRESS; COMPRESSION TESTS; ELECTRODE ARRAYS; EPIRETINAL PROSTHESIS; EYEWALL; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT MODELING; GANGLION CELLS; HEEL EDGE; LOADING CONFIGURATION; MECHANICAL CONTACT; MECHANICAL DAMAGES; MECHANICAL INTERACTIONS; MECHANICAL PRESSURE; MODEL PREDICTION; NEURAL TISSUE; RETINAL DAMAGE; RETINAL PROSTHESIS; SOFT BIOLOGICAL TISSUE; TECHNIQUES USED;

COMPRESSION TESTING; HISTOLOGY; OPHTHALMOLOGY; TISSUE;

PROSTHETICS;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGY; BIOMECHANICS; CHRONIC STRESS; COMPRESSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; ELECTRODE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FORCE; FUNCTION TEST; MODEL; NERVOUS TISSUE; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS; RETINA; RETINA INJURY; SOFT TISSUE; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOG; EQUIPMENT; HARDNESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSTHESES AND ORTHOSES; YOUNG MODULUS;

ANIMALS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOGS; ELASTIC MODULUS; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HARDNESS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; RETINA;

EID: 70449722876     PISSN: 17412560     EISSN: 17412552     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1741-2560/6/5/055006     Document Type: Article

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