Graphene Oxide-Based Nanomaterials: An Insight into Retinal Prosthesis

Int J Mol Sci. 2020 Apr 22;21(8):2957. doi: 10.3390/ijms21082957.

Abstract

Retinal prosthesis has recently emerged as a treatment strategy for retinopathies, providing excellent assistance in the treatment of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and retinitis pigmentosa. The potential application of graphene oxide (GO), a highly biocompatible nanomaterial with superior physicochemical properties, in the fabrication of electrodes for retinal prosthesis, is reviewed in this article. This review integrates insights from biological medicine and nanotechnology, with electronic and electrical engineering technological breakthroughs, and aims to highlight innovative objectives in developing biomedical applications of retinal prosthesis.

Keywords: electrodes; graphene oxide; interface; nanotechnology; retinal prosthesis.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Biocompatible Materials
  • Graphite / chemistry*
  • Humans
  • Nanostructures / chemistry*
  • Nanotechnology* / instrumentation
  • Nanotechnology* / methods
  • Tissue Engineering
  • Visual Prosthesis

Substances

  • Biocompatible Materials
  • graphene oxide
  • Graphite