[HTML][HTML] Anatomical basis of drug delivery to the inner ear

R Glueckert, LJ Chacko, H Rask-Andersen, W Liu… - Hearing research, 2018 - Elsevier
The isolated anatomical position and blood-labyrinth barrier hampers systemic drug delivery
to the mammalian inner ear. Intratympanic placement of drugs and permeation via the round …

Models of cochlea used in Cochlear implant research: a review

F Hrncirik, I Roberts, I Sevgili, C Swords… - Annals of Biomedical …, 2023 - Springer
As the first clinically translated machine-neural interface, cochlear implants (CI) have
demonstrated much success in providing hearing to those with severe to profound hearing …

[HTML][HTML] Release and bioactivity of bone morphogenetic protein-2 are affected by scaffold binding techniques in vitro and in vivo

S Suliman, Z Xing, X Wu, Y Xue, TO Pedersen… - Journal of Controlled …, 2015 - Elsevier
A low dose of 1 μg rhBMP-2 was immobilised by four different functionalising techniques on
recently developed poly (l-lactide)-co-(ε-caprolactone)[(poly (LLA-co-CL)] scaffolds. It was …

Finite element analysis and three-dimensional reconstruction of tonotopically aligned human auditory fiber pathways: a computational environment for modeling …

T Potrusil, A Heshmat, S Sajedi, C Wenger, LJ Chacko… - Hearing Research, 2020 - Elsevier
The application of cochlear implants can be studied with computational models. The
electrical potential distribution induced by an implanted device is evaluated with a volume …

[HTML][HTML] Single-incision cochlear implantation and hearing evaluation in piglets and minipigs

E Yildiz, M Gerlitz, AJ Gadenstaetter, LD Landegger… - Hearing Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Objectives Various animal models have been established and applied in hearing research.
In the exploration of novel cochlear implant developments, mainly rodents have been used …

An ovine model for exclusive endoscopic ear surgery

L Anschuetz, M Bonali, M Ghirelli… - … –Head & Neck …, 2017 - jamanetwork.com
Importance With the international spread of exclusive transcanal endoscopic ear surgery,
the need for a suitable and affordable surgical training model has grown during the past …

Sirolimus-eluting cobalt–chrome alloy stent suppresses stent-induced tissue hyperplasia in a porcine Eustachian tube model

JM Kang, SH Kim, YJ Choi, Y Park, DS Ryu… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Various preclinical studies with developed Eustachian tube (ET) stents are in progress but
have not yet been clinically applied. ET stent is limited by stent-induced tissue hyperplasia in …

Sheep as a Large-Animal Model for Otology Research: Temporal Bone Extraction and Transmastoid Facial Recess Surgical Approach

NA Waring, A Chern, BJ Vilarello, JH Lang… - Journal of the …, 2023 - Springer
Purpose Sheep are used as a large-animal model for otology research and can be used to
study implantable hearing devices. However, a method for temporal bone extraction in …

The ovine cerebral venous system: comparative anatomy, visualization, and implications for translational research

A Hoffmann, MH Stoffel, B Nitzsche, D Lobsien… - PLoS …, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Cerebrovascular diseases are significant causes of death and disability in humans.
Improvements in diagnostic and therapeutic approaches strongly rely on adequate …

The ovine motor cortex: a review of functional mapping and cytoarchitecture

SE John, TJH Lovell, NL Opie, S Wilson… - Neuroscience & …, 2017 - Elsevier
In recent years, sheep (Ovis aries) have emerged as a useful animal model for neurological
research due to their relatively large brain and blood vessel size, their cortical architecture …