Growth factor-eluting cochlear implant electrode: impact on residual auditory function, insertional trauma, and fibrosis

BACKGROUND: A cochlear implant (CI) is an artificial hearing device that can replace a damaged cochlea. The present study examined the use of growth factor-eluting gelatin hydrogel coatings on the electrodes to minimize inner ear trauma during electrode insertion. Insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1)...

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Autores principales: Kikkawa, Yayoi S, Nakagawa, Takayuki, Ying, Lin, Tabata, Yasuhiko, Tsubouchi, Hirohito, Ido, Akio, Ito, Juichi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4189752/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25280483
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12967-014-0280-4

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