Artificial Retinas

Comprehensive Microsystems

Volumn 3, Issue , 2007, Pages 201-217

  Mokwa, Wilfried ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Electrical stimulation; Microsystems technologies; Retina implant

Indexed keywords

EID: 71549134684     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-044452190-3.00027-6     Document Type: Chapter

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