An array of Pt-tip microelectrodes for extracellular monitoring of activity of brain slices

Biosensors and Bioelectronics

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 61-65

  Thiébaud, Pierre ^a   Beuret, Cynthia ^a   Koudelka Hep, Milena ^a   Bove, Marco ^b   Martinoia, Sergio ^b   Grattarola, Massimo ^b   Jahnsen, Henrik ^c   Rebaudo, Renata ^b   Balestrino, Maurizio ^b   Zimmer, Jens ^d   Dupont, Yves ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d Institute of Medical Biology   (Denmark)

^e Bio Logic   (France)

Author keywords

Extracellular recording; Impedance; Microelectrode arrays; Pt tip microelectrode

Indexed keywords

BIOSENSORS; BRAIN; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; PASSIVATION; PLATINUM; SILICON; SILICON NITRIDE;

EXTRACELLULAR RECORDING;

MICROELECTRODES;

SILICON; SILICON NITRIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; BRAIN FUNCTION; DEVICE; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; GEOMETRY; IMPEDANCE; MICROELECTRODE; NONHUMAN; POROSITY;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MICROELECTRODES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PLATINUM; SILICON;

EID: 0042443655     PISSN: 09565663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0956-5663(98)00098-0     Document Type: Article

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