Evaluation of Tissue Interactions with Mechanical Elements of a Transscleral Drug Delivery Device

• Main Authors: Jeffrey T. Borenstein (Author), Evangelos S. Gragoudas (Author), Joan W. Miller (Author), Christopher M. Andreoli (Author), Mark Keegan (Author), Robison V. Paul Chan (Author), Sarah J. Cohen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2012-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The goal of this work was to evaluate tissue-device interactions due to implantation of a mechanically operated drug delivery system onto the posterior sclera. Two test devices were designed and fabricated to model elements of the drug delivery device-one containing a free-spinning ball bearing and...