Assessing biocompatibility of materials for implantable microelectrodes using cytotoxicity and protein adsorption studies

2nd Annual International IEEE-EMBS Special Topic Conference on Microtechnologies in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 261-264

  Selvakumaran, J ^a   Hughes, M P ^a   Keddie, J L ^a   Ewins, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

biocompatibility; cytotoxicity; Microelectrodes; protein adsorption

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CELL CULTURE; CYTOTOXICITY; ELECTRODES; IRIDIUM; MICROELECTRODES; PLATINUM; PROSTHETICS; PROTEINS; TIN OXIDES; TITANIUM OXIDES;

ADSORPTION OF PROTEINS; BIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENTS; CYTOTOXIC EFFECTS; GROWTH INHIBITION; INHIBITORY EFFECT; INITIAL ADSORPTION; PROTEIN ADSORPTION; REFERENCE MATERIAL;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;

EID: 84964649215     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/MMB.2002.1002326     Document Type: Conference Paper

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