Reducing the foreign body response on human cochlear implants and their materials in vivo with photografted zwitterionic hydrogel coatings
Ryan Horne, Nir Ben‐Shlomo, Megan Jensen, Morgan Ellerman, Caleb Escudero, Hua Rong, Douglas M. Bennion, C. Allan Guymon, Marlan R. Hansen
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Materials sciencePolydimethylsiloxaneBiomedical engineeringCoatingImplantCochlear implantSelf-healing hydrogelsIn vivoEthylene glycolMethacrylateComposite materialPolymerizationChemical engineeringSurgeryPolymerPolymer chemistryBiotechnologyLinguisticsMedicineBiologyPhilosophyEngineeringAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsConducting polymers and applicationsPolymer Surface Interaction Studies