Shape memory alloy microactuation of tf-LIFEs: Preliminary results

IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1115-1120

  Bossi, Silvia ^a,b   Menciassi, Arianna ^b   Koch, Klaus Peter ^c   Hoffmann, Klaus Peter ^c   Yoshida, Ken ^d   Dario, Paolo ^b   Micera, Silvestro ^b  

^a IMT SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED STUDIES LUCCA   (Italy)

^b SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

^c FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING   (Germany)

^d Center for Sensory Motor Interaction   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Biorobotics; Intraneural interfaces; Neuroprostheses; Shape memory alloys; tf LIFE

Indexed keywords

CELLS; ELECTRIC CONTACTS; MICROACTUATORS; NEURAL NETWORKS; POLYIMIDES; SHAPE MEMORY EFFECT; THIN FILMS;

BIOROBOTICS; INTRANEURAL INTERFACES; NEUROPROSTHESES;

NEUROLOGY;

ALLOY; POLYIMIDE;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; IMPLANT; MEMORY; NERVE CELL; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PROCESS DESIGN; ROBOTICS; TECHNIQUE; THERMAL ANALYSIS;

ALLOYS; ANIMALS; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MICROELECTRODES; PERIPHERAL NERVES; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN;

EID: 34249320173     PISSN: 00189294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TBME.2007.895186     Document Type: Article

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