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The chip is readily integrated into silicon microcucuitry, is durable, has mechanical strength and the CNT is flexible, thereby causing less damage to tissue
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Summary The Vision Chip is an implantable device designed to transmit signals from a light detector or opto-electrical transducer to the retina in order to restore visual function in a diseased or damaged retina. The Vision Chip is based upon carbon nanotubes (CNTs) or CNT bundles, used as electrodes or as physical guides that transmit electrical signals or direct the growth of retinal cells to the chip. Additionally, the Vision Chip can be used as an electrical sensor for the retina in fundamental visual science research. The chip is targeted for treatment of Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) or other degenerative diseases of the retina.