DocumentCode
3182318
Title
Transplantation tool integrated with MEMS manipulator for retinal pigment epithelium cell sheet
Author
Wada, Hiroyuki ; Konishi, Satoshi
Author_Institution
Dept. of MST, Ritsumeikan Univ., Kusatsu, Japan
fYear
2013
fDate
3-7 July 2013
Firstpage
160
Lastpage
163
Abstract
This paper reports a transplantation tool for the retinal pigment epithelium in an eye. We have developed MEMS manipulator as an end-effector for transplantation of retinal pigment epithelium cell sheet. Typical size of MEMS manipulator is 3mm×3mm. MEMS manipulator was made of polydimethylsiloxane and driven by pneumatic balloon actuators. MEMS manipulator have been improved and integrated with several functions by sensors and actuators. MEMS manipulator is integrated into a transplantation tool. A whole tool also requires improvements based on our experimental results. We have improved our tool in terms of assembling, sealing, and operation.
Keywords
bioMEMS; biomedical materials; cellular biophysics; eye; micromanipulators; microsensors; pneumatic actuators; polymers; prosthetics; MEMS manipulator; pneumatic balloon actuator; polydimethylsiloxane; retinal pigment epithelium cell sheet transplantation; sensor; Manipulators; Micromechanical devices;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2013 35th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location
Osaka
ISSN
1557-170X
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/EMBC.2013.6609462
Filename
6609462
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