HISTOPATHOLOGICAL EVALUATION OF MATERIALS IMPLANTED IN CEREBRAL-CORTEX
HISTOPATHOLOGICAL EVALUATION OF MATERIALS IMPLANTED IN CEREBRAL-CORTEX
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DOI:
10.1007/bf00689766
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发表时间:
1978-01-01
影响因子:
12.7
通讯作者:
STENSAAS, LJ
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作者:
STENSAAS, SS;STENSAAS, LJ
Histopathological changes of the cerebral cortex [rabbit] in response to small, penetrating metal and non-metal implants were analyzed by light microscopy and EM. The needle-shaped implants were left in place during all stages of histological preparation and embedded in plastic together with the cortex. Changes of the brain-implant boundary were classified as non-reactive, reactive, or toxic, according to the reactive cellular constituents. Among the non-reactive materials were several plastics and metals such as Al, Au, Pt and W. The boundary of these implants displayed little or no gliosis and normal neuropile with synapses within 5 .mu.m of the implant''s surface. The boundary of reactive materials such as Ta or silicon dioxide was marked by multinucleate giant cells and a thin layer (10 .mu.m) of connective tissue. Toxic materials such as Fe and Cu were separated from the cortical neuropile by a capsule of cellular connective tissue and a zone of astrocytosis. Co, highly toxic material, produced more extensive changes in the zones of connective tissue and astrocytes. Apparently a variety of materials are well tolerated by the brain and could be used in the fabrication of neuroprosthetic devices.