Recording properties and biocompatibility of chronically implanted polymer-based intrafascicular electrodes

Annals of Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1055-1064

  Malmstrom, James A ^a   McNaughton, Timothy G ^a   Horch, Kenneth W ^a,b  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Dorsal roots; Intrafascicular electrodes; Neuroprosthetics; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL; POLYMER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; CAT; ELECTRODE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; MATERIALS TESTING; PHYSIOLOGY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINAL GANGLION; TIME;

ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; CATS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GANGLIA, SPINAL; MATERIALS TESTING; POLYMERS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032201357     PISSN: 00906964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1114/1.35     Document Type: Article

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