A flexible, light-weight multichannel sieve electrode with integrated cables for interfacing regenerating peripheral nerves

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 60, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 240-243

  Stieglitz, Thomas ^a   Beutel, Hansjörg ^a   Meyer, J Uwe ^a  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING   (Germany)

Author keywords

Interfacing; Multichannel sieve electrodes; Neural prostheses; Peripheral nerves

Indexed keywords

CABLES; ELECTRIC WIRING; FABRICATION; INSULATING MATERIALS; MICROMACHINING; POLYIMIDES; PROSTHETICS; SILICON WAFERS; SUBSTRATES;

INTEGRATED CABLES; MULTICHANNEL SIEVE ELECTRODES; NEURAL PROSTHESES; PERIPHERAL NERVES;

ELECTRODES;

EID: 0031144384     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-4247(97)01494-5     Document Type: Article

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