Design, construction and mechanical optimisation process of electrode with radial current flow in the scala tympani

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 128, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 143-150

  Deman, P R ^a,c   Kaiser, T M ^b   Dirckx, J J ^c   Offeciers, F E ^a   Peeters, S A ^c  

^a SINT AUGUSTINUS HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b Research and Development   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Biomedical engineering; Cochlear implant; Electrical stimulation; Injection moulding; Mechanics; New stimulation configurations

Indexed keywords

POLYACRYLIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; COCHLEAR NERVE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRODE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HABENULA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 0041888279     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0270(03)00170-5     Document Type: Article

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