Design, fabrication and thermal characterization of a MEMS device for control of nerve cell growth

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Micro-Electromechanical Systems Division Publication (MEMS)

Volumn 5, Issue , 2003, Pages 251-257

  Jain, Ankur ^a   Ness, Kevin ^a   McConnell, Angie ^a   Jiang, Linan ^a   Goodson, Kenneth ^a  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; CELLS; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; DISEASES; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GROWTH KINETICS; HEATING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NEUROLOGY; SENSORS; THERMOMECHANICAL TREATMENT; THIN FILMS;

MICROHEATERS; NERVE CELL GROWTH;

MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES;

EID: 1942488231     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/imece2003-41590     Document Type: Conference Paper

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