Preparation, characterization, and in vitro/vivo evaluation of dexamethasone/poly(ε-caprolactone)-based electrode coatings for cochlear implants

• Main Authors: Yanjing Luo (Author), Anning Chen (Author), Muqing Xu (Author), Dongxiu Chen (Author), Jie Tang (Author), Dong Ma (Author), Hongzheng Zhang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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With dexamethasone as the model drug and polycaprolactone (PCL) as the carrier material, a drug delivery coating for cochlear electrodes was prepared, to control cochlear fibrosis caused by cochlear implantation. A dexamethasone/poly (ε-caprolactone)-based electrode coating was prepared using the im...