Electrochemical Considerations for Safe Electrical Stimulation of the Nervous System with Platinum Electrodes

IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering

Volumn BME-24, Issue 1, 1977, Pages 59-63

  Brummer, S B ^a   Turner, M J ^a  

^a EIC Corporation ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT - MICROELECTRODES; ELECTRIC ACCIDENTS - PREVENTION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY;

ELECTRIC STIMULATION;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

ELECTRODE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; METHODOLOGY; NERVOUS SYSTEM; PLATINUM ELECTRODE;

BRAIN; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; HUMAN; PLATINUM; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0017367642     PISSN: 00189294     EISSN: 15582531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TBME.1977.326218     Document Type: Article

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