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ArticleAnnual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference2016

Low-cost rapid prototyping of liquid crystal polymer based magnetic microactuators for glaucoma drainage devices.

Hyunsu Park, Simon John, Hyowon Lee

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Article in Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Towards smart self-clearing glaucoma drainage device.Microsystems & nanoengineering · 2018
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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors.

Hyunsu Park
Simon John
Hyowon Lee

Funding

In vivo evaluation of implantable self-clearing catheter for hydrocephalusR21NS095287 · NINDS · PURDUE UNIVERSITY · PI LEE, HYOWON · 2016 to 2017
$409k
NINDS NIH HHS R21 NS095287
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Glaucoma is one of the leading causes of blindness in the world. Although there is no cure for glaucoma, pharmaceutical or surgical interventions are known to delay the progression of this debilitating disease. In recent years, implantation of glaucoma drainage devices (GDD) have increased due to their ability to manage IOP better than other therapeutic approaches. However, only 50% of the implanted devices remain functional after 5 years often due to biofouling. Here, we report our latest progress towards developing self-clearing GDDs using integrated magnetic microactuators. Our hypothesis is that these magnetic microdevices can provide local mechanical perturbations to prophylactically remove biological accumulation. To reduce the cost and increase the throughput of fabrication, we utilize a maskless photolithography setup and commercially available liquid crystal polymer foils to create prototype devices. The mechanical response of the devices is reported and compared with the theoretical values.

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Glaucoma Drainage ImplantsDrainageGlaucomaHumansIntraocular PressureMagneticsPolymersliquid crystal polymerPolymers

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PMID28269212
PMCPMC5532140

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