Finite element analysis of a floating microstimulator

IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 227-234

  Sahin, Mesut ^a   Ur Rahman, Syed S ^b  

^a NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Microelectrodes; Neural stimulation; Volume conductors

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ELECTRODES; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; SUBSTRATES; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MICROELECTRODES; SIZE SEPARATION;

ANALYTICAL SOLUTIONS; NARROW SHANK ELECTRODES; RADIALLY ASYMMETRIC;

NEUROLOGY; SUBSTRATES;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; GEOMETRY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MICROELECTRODE; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL MODEL;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MICROELECTRODES; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NEURONS;

ANALYTICAL SOLUTIONS; ASYMMETRIC ELECTRODES; CONTACT SEPARATION; CONTACT SIZE; CONTACT SURFACE; CURRENT PROFILE; DEVICE SIZES; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT MODELING; FLOATING ELECTRODES; IDEAL ELECTRODES; IDEAL GEOMETRY; MICROSTIMULATORS; NEURAL STIMULATIONS; SIMULATION RESULT; SPECIFIC RESISTANCES; SUBSTRATE SIZES; VOLUME CONDUCTORS;

EID: 34250699896     PISSN: 15344320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNSRE.2007.897027     Document Type: Article

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