Metallized polymer fibers as leadwires and intrafascicular microelectrodes

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 103-107

  McNaughton, Timothy G ^a   Horch, Kenneth W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

electrode; kevlar; peripheral nerve; recording; stimulation; wire

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; MICROELECTRODE; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030560821     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0270(96)00111-2     Document Type: Article

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