Safety, efficacy, and quality control of a photoelectric dye-based retinal prosthesis (Okayama University-type retinal prosthesis) as a medical device

Journal of Artificial Organs

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 213-225

  Matsuo, Toshihiko ^a   Uchida, Tetsuya ^b   Takarabe, Kenichi ^c  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^b OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Electric potential; Kelvin probe; Photoelectric dye; Polyethylene film; Retinal prosthesis

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; DYE; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; PHOTOELECTRIC DYE; POLYETHYLENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; COLORING AGENT;

CELL ADHESION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CLINICAL STUDY; GLIA CELL; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MOLECULAR STABILITY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MUELLER CELL; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS CONTROL; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; PROSTHESIS; PROSTHESIS MATERIAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RETINAL PROSTHESIS; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA; REVIEW; SAFETY; VISUAL ACUITY; ANIMAL; EVALUATION; PROSTHESES AND ORTHOSES; RETINA; SYNTHESIS;

ANIMALS; COLORING AGENTS; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; POLYETHYLENE; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; QUALITY CONTROL; RETINA; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA; SAFETY;

EID: 77949899056     PISSN: 14347229     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10047-009-0471-6     Document Type: Review

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