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3-Dimensional Photovoltaic Substitute for the Lost Photoreceptors
3-Dimensional Photovoltaic Substitute for the Lost Photoreceptors
상세정보
- 자료유형
- 학위논문 서양
- 최종처리일시
- 20260202105608
- ISBN
- 9798265426710
- DDC
- 620
- 서명/저자
- 3-Dimensional Photovoltaic Substitute for the Lost Photoreceptors
- 발행사항
- [Sl] : Stanford University, 2025
- 발행사항
- Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2025
- 형태사항
- 128 p
- 주기사항
- Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 87-05, Section: A.
- 주기사항
- Advisor: Melosh, Nicholas;Palanker, Daniel.
- 학위논문주기
- Thesis (Ph.D.)--Stanford University, 2025.
- 초록/해제
- 요약Advanced age-related macular degeneration (AMD) results in loss of central vision due to the disappearance of photoreceptors, affecting millions of people worldwide. Subretinal photovoltaic prostheses offer a promising approach to restoration of central vision by electrically stimulating the surviving inner retinal neurons. Clinical trials of the first-generation implant demonstrated feasibility of this approach, with prosthetic acuity matching the sampling limit of the 100 µm pixels array (20/420). Further improvement in visual acuity requires smaller pixels and three-dimensional (3D) electrodes to provide efficient retinal stimulation with tighter confined electric fields.Simply scaling the pixel size down with flat bipolar arrays decreases the penetration depth of the electric field into the tissue, increasing the stimulation threshold beyond the capacity of even the best charge-injection material. Additionally, an acellular debris layer found in human patients with retinal degeneration increases the separation between the stimulating electrodes of the subretinal prosthesis and the target bipolar cells within the inner nuclear layer (INL). To enable smaller pixels, moving from flat electrodes into a three-dimensional configuration helps mitigate these issues.In this thesis, I present a system-level development of the next-generation photovoltaic subretinal prostheses with pixel sizes down to 20 µm, enabling visual acuity potentially better than 20/100. One of the key innovations in this system is in integration of amorphous silicon (a-Si) shunt resistors within each pixel. This novel material enables high-resistance components to be fabricated within small pixels, providing (a) effective discharge of electrodes between light pulses for efficientcharge injection at flicker fusion frequency, and (b) pathway for a return current via dark pixels to enhance contrast of electric patterns. To improve proximity to the target neurons in human retina, we developed 3D electrodes electroplated onto the photovoltaic array. These structures should guide the electric field through the subretinal debris layer, improving stimulation strength and neural selectivity. Additionally, to mimic the subretinal debris layer in rodents, I developed 3D-printed porous scaffolds that allow unimpeded penetration of light and current but stop retinal cells from migrating through. Such scaffolds, integrated with 3D photovoltaic arrays, enable testing the devices in rodents, which normally lack the subretinal debris layer characteristic for AMD patients. These advances pave the way for translation of the high-resolution subretinal prostheses to preclinical testing and, eventually, to human use.
- 일반주제명
- Silicon
- 일반주제명
- Gold
- 일반주제명
- Histology
- 일반주제명
- Transplants & implants
- 일반주제명
- Electrodes
- 일반주제명
- Prostheses
- 일반주제명
- Macular degeneration
- 일반주제명
- Retina
- 일반주제명
- Polymerization
- 일반주제명
- Photoreceptors
- 일반주제명
- Visual acuity
- 일반주제명
- Annealing
- 일반주제명
- Polymers
- 일반주제명
- Electrolytes
- 일반주제명
- Height
- 일반주제명
- Electric fields
- 일반주제명
- Design
- 일반주제명
- Ion beams
- 일반주제명
- Atrophy
- 일반주제명
- Analytical chemistry
- 일반주제명
- Ophthalmology
- 일반주제명
- Polymer chemistry
- 일반주제명
- Surgery
- 일반주제명
- Electromagnetics
- 기타저자
- Stanford University.
- 기본자료저록
- Dissertations Abstracts International. 87-05A.
- 전자적 위치 및 접속
- 로그인 후 원문을 볼 수 있습니다.
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■590 ▼aSchool code: 0212.
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■650 4▼aPolymerization
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■650 4▼aScanning electron microscopy
■650 4▼aAnnealing
■650 4▼aPolymers
■650 4▼aElectrolytes
■650 4▼aHeight
■650 4▼aElectric fields
■650 4▼aDesign
■650 4▼aIon beams
■650 4▼aAtrophy
■650 4▼aAnalytical chemistry
■650 4▼aOphthalmology
■650 4▼aPolymer chemistry
■650 4▼aSurgery
■650 4▼aElectromagnetics
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