| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1684746 | Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms | 2007 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
A biodegradable, β-emitting implant has been developed and successfully tested which prevents fresh intraocular pressure increase after glaucoma filtering surgery. Ion implantation has been used to load the polymeric implants with the β-emitter 32P. The influence of ion implantation and gamma sterilisation on degradation and 32P-fixation behavior has been studied by ion beam and chemical analysis. Irradiation effects due to the applied ion fluence (1015 ions/cm2) and gamma dose (25 kGy) are found to be tolerable.
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Authors
W. Assmann, M. Schubert, A. Held, A. Pichler, A. Chill, S. Kiermaier, K. Schlösser, H. Busch, K. Schenk, D. Streufert, I. Lanzl,