Polyimide micro-channel arrays for peripheral nerve regenerative implants

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 147, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 456-463

  Lacour, Stéphanie P ^a   Atta, Raghied ^b   FitzGerald, James J ^c   Blamire, Mark ^a   Tarte, Edward ^b   Fawcett, James ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Compliant electrodes; Micro channels; Neural implant; Peripheral nerve repair; Polyimide

Indexed keywords

ABERRATIONS; CODES (SYMBOLS); ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYSIS; GOLD; LIGHT SENSITIVE MATERIALS; METALS; MOLECULAR BEAM EPITAXY; NEURONS; OPTICAL DESIGN; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; POLYMERS; PROCESS ENGINEERING; SUBSTRATES; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

CHANNEL ARRAYS; CHANNEL DEVICES; CHANNEL WIDTH; COMPLIANT ELECTRODES; D-CHANNEL; FABRICATION PROCESSES; FLEXIBLE POLYIMIDE FILMS; IN-VITRO; IN-VIVO; INNER DIAMETER; METAL FILMS; METALLIC ELECTRODES; MICRO-CHANNELS; MICRO-ELECTRODES; MULTIPLE GROUPS; NERVE FIBRES; NEURAL IMPLANT; ONE WAY; PERIPHERAL NERVE REPAIR; PERIPHERAL NERVES; PHOTO-SENSITIVE POLYIMIDE; PITCH RATIO; POLYIMIDE; POLYIMIDE STRUCTURES; POLYIMIDE SUBSTRATES; RINGER SOLUTIONS; SUBSTRATE THICKNESSES; THREE DIMENSIONAL (3D);

METALLIZING;

EID: 49749141611     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2008.05.031     Document Type: Article

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