A voltage-controlled current source with regulated electrode bias-voltage for safe neural stimulation

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 171, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 248-252

  Schuettler, Martin ^a   Franke, Manfred ^a   Krueger, Thilo Bernhard ^a   Stieglitz, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Circuit design; Electrochemistry; Iridium oxide; Safe stimulation; Stimulation; Stimulator

Indexed keywords

IRIDIUM; IRIDIUM OXIDE;

ARTICLE; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODE; NERVE STIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTRODES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; NEURONS;

EID: 43449101883     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2008.03.016     Document Type: Article

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