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A PLLA Coating Does Not Affect the Insertion Pressure or Frictional Behavior of a CI Electrode Array at Higher Insertion Speeds
To prevent endocochlear insertion trauma, the development of drug delivery coatings in the field of CI electrodes has become an increasing focus of research. However, so far, the effect of a polymer coating of PLLA on the mechanical properties, such as the insertion pressure and friction of an elect...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9104964/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35591381 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma15093049 |
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author | Dohr, Dana Wulf, Katharina Grabow, Niels Mlynski, Robert Schraven, Sebastian P. |
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description | To prevent endocochlear insertion trauma, the development of drug delivery coatings in the field of CI electrodes has become an increasing focus of research. However, so far, the effect of a polymer coating of PLLA on the mechanical properties, such as the insertion pressure and friction of an electrode array, has not been investigated. In this study, the insertion pressure of a PLLA-coated, 31.5-mm long standard electrode array was examined during placement in a linear cochlear model. Additionally, the friction coefficients between a PLLA-coated electrode array and a tissue simulating the endocochlear lining were acquired. All data were obtained at different insertion speeds (0.1, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, and 2.0 mm/s) and compared with those of an uncoated electrode array. It was shown that both the maximum insertion pressure generated in the linear model and the friction coefficient of the PLLA-coated electrode did not depend on the insertion speed. At higher insertion speeds above 1.0 mm/s, the insertion pressure (1.268 ± 0.032 mmHg) and the friction coefficient (0.40 ± 0.15) of the coated electrode array were similar to those of an uncoated array (1.252 ± 0.034 mmHg and 0.36 ± 0.15). The present study reveals that a PLLA coating on cochlear electrode arrays has a negligible effect on the electrode array insertion pressure and the friction when higher insertion speeds are used compared with an uncoated electrode array. Therefore, PLLA is a suitable material to be used as a coating for CI electrode arrays and can be considered for a potential drug delivery system. |
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spelling | pubmed-91049642022-05-14 A PLLA Coating Does Not Affect the Insertion Pressure or Frictional Behavior of a CI Electrode Array at Higher Insertion Speeds Dohr, Dana Wulf, Katharina Grabow, Niels Mlynski, Robert Schraven, Sebastian P. Materials (Basel) Article To prevent endocochlear insertion trauma, the development of drug delivery coatings in the field of CI electrodes has become an increasing focus of research. However, so far, the effect of a polymer coating of PLLA on the mechanical properties, such as the insertion pressure and friction of an electrode array, has not been investigated. In this study, the insertion pressure of a PLLA-coated, 31.5-mm long standard electrode array was examined during placement in a linear cochlear model. Additionally, the friction coefficients between a PLLA-coated electrode array and a tissue simulating the endocochlear lining were acquired. All data were obtained at different insertion speeds (0.1, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, and 2.0 mm/s) and compared with those of an uncoated electrode array. It was shown that both the maximum insertion pressure generated in the linear model and the friction coefficient of the PLLA-coated electrode did not depend on the insertion speed. At higher insertion speeds above 1.0 mm/s, the insertion pressure (1.268 ± 0.032 mmHg) and the friction coefficient (0.40 ± 0.15) of the coated electrode array were similar to those of an uncoated array (1.252 ± 0.034 mmHg and 0.36 ± 0.15). The present study reveals that a PLLA coating on cochlear electrode arrays has a negligible effect on the electrode array insertion pressure and the friction when higher insertion speeds are used compared with an uncoated electrode array. Therefore, PLLA is a suitable material to be used as a coating for CI electrode arrays and can be considered for a potential drug delivery system. MDPI 2022-04-22 /pmc/articles/PMC9104964/ /pubmed/35591381 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma15093049 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Dohr, Dana Wulf, Katharina Grabow, Niels Mlynski, Robert Schraven, Sebastian P. A PLLA Coating Does Not Affect the Insertion Pressure or Frictional Behavior of a CI Electrode Array at Higher Insertion Speeds |
title | A PLLA Coating Does Not Affect the Insertion Pressure or Frictional Behavior of a CI Electrode Array at Higher Insertion Speeds |
title_full | A PLLA Coating Does Not Affect the Insertion Pressure or Frictional Behavior of a CI Electrode Array at Higher Insertion Speeds |
title_fullStr | A PLLA Coating Does Not Affect the Insertion Pressure or Frictional Behavior of a CI Electrode Array at Higher Insertion Speeds |
title_full_unstemmed | A PLLA Coating Does Not Affect the Insertion Pressure or Frictional Behavior of a CI Electrode Array at Higher Insertion Speeds |
title_short | A PLLA Coating Does Not Affect the Insertion Pressure or Frictional Behavior of a CI Electrode Array at Higher Insertion Speeds |
title_sort | plla coating does not affect the insertion pressure or frictional behavior of a ci electrode array at higher insertion speeds |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9104964/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35591381 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma15093049 |
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