Production of a microelectrode for intracellular potential measurements based on a Pt/Ir needle insulated with amorphous hydrogenated carbon

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 6-14

  Schwank, M ^a   Muller U ^a   Hauert, R ^a   Rossi, R ^b   Volkert, M ^b   Wintermantel, E ^c  

^a SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS MATERIALS; BIOELECTRIC POTENTIALS; BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES; CARBON; CELLS; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE MEASUREMENT; ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES; LITHOGRAPHY; PLASMA APPLICATIONS; REACTIVE ION ETCHING; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY;

AMORPHOUS HYDROGENATED CARBON; INTRACELLULAR POTENTIAL MEASUREMENTS; TRANSITION RESISTANCE; TRANSMEMBRANE POTENTIAL;

ELECTROCHEMICAL SENSORS;

EID: 0344771073     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-4005(99)00026-X     Document Type: Article

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