Characterization and optimization of microelectrode arrays for in vivo nerve signal recording and stimulation

Biosensors and Bioelectronics

Volumn 12, Issue 9-10, 1997, Pages 883-892

  Blau, A ^a   Ziegler, Ch ^a   Heyer, M ^b   Endres, F ^b   Schwitzgebel, G ^b   Matthies, T ^c   Stieglitz, T ^c   Meyer, J U ^c   Gopel W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cyclovoltammetry; Impedance spectroscopy; Iridium deposition; Iridium oxide; Nerve signal recording; Scanning electron microscopy; Scanning force microscopy; Sputter technology; X ray photoelectron spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

ARRAYS; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTRODEPOSITION; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); IRIDIUM COMPOUNDS; OPTIMIZATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SIGNAL PROCESSING; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

CHARGE DELIVERING CAPACITY; IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; IRIDIUM OXIDE; MICROELECTRODE ARRAY; NERVE STIMULATION; SCANNING FORCE MICROSCOPY; SIGNAL RECORDING;

ELECTRODES;

IRIDIUM;

ARTICLE; BIOSENSOR; IN VIVO STUDY; INTRACELLULAR RECORDING; MICROELECTRODE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE FIBER REGENERATION; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; POTENTIOMETRY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SCANNING FORCE MICROSCOPY; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; IRIDIUM; MICROELECTRODES; NERVOUS SYSTEM PHYSIOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

HELIOTHIS ZEA VIRUS 1;

EID: 0031277830     PISSN: 09565663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0956-5663(97)00017-1     Document Type: Article

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