Integration of cell sheet sucking and tactile sensing functions to retinal pigment epithelium transplantation tool

Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS)

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 316-319

  Tokida, M ^a   Obara, T ^a   Takahashi, M ^b   Yamato, M ^c   Konishi, S ^a  

^a RITSUMEIKAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b RIKEN KOBE INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^c TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL SHEET; HEAD SIZE; RESISTIVE STRAIN; RETINAL PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; RPE CELL; SAFE OPERATION; TACTILE SENSING; TACTILE SENSORS; THROUGH HOLE;

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; MECHANICS; OPHTHALMOLOGY; REACTIVE ION ETCHING; SENSORS;

ALDEHYDES;

EID: 77952779430     PISSN: 10846999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/MEMSYS.2010.5442503     Document Type: Conference Paper

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