Developing a physical model of the human cochlea using microfabrication methods

Audiology and Neurotology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 104-112

  Wittbrodt, Michael J ^a   Steele, Charles R ^a,c   Puria, Sunil ^a,b  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Asymptotic method; Basilar membrane; Microfabrication; Physical model of the human cochlea; Polyimide, orthotropy

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; POLYIMIDE; SILICON;

ARTICLE; BASILAR MEMBRANE; COCHLEA; COCHLEA DUCT; CORTI ORGAN; MAGNET; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATOR; STAPES; THICKNESS; VELOCITY;

AUDITORY PERCEPTION; BASILAR MEMBRANE; COCHLEA; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRONICS, MEDICAL; HUMANS; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MODELS, ANATOMIC; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; ORGAN OF CORTI; STAPES; TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 31544474611     PISSN: 14203030     EISSN: 14219700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000090683     Document Type: Article

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