Three-dimensional metal transfer micromolded microelectrode arrays (MEAs) for in-vitro brain slice recordings

TRANSDUCERS and EUROSENSORS '07 - 4th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 1251-1254

  Rajaraman, Swaminathan ^a   McClain, Maxine A ^a   Choi, Seong O ^a   Ross, James D ^b   DeWeerth, Stephen P ^a,b   LaPlaca, Michelle C ^b   Allen, Mark G ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrophysiological recordings; Metal transfer micromolding; Microelectrode arrays (MEAs)

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; METALS; MICROELECTRODES; MICROMACHINING; MICROSYSTEMS; SENSORS; SURFACE DEFECTS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TRANSDUCERS;

BATCH-FABRICATION; BRAIN SLICES; ELECTRICAL CHARACTERIZATIONS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL RECORDINGS; GLASS SUBSTRATES; IN-VITRO; INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES; LASER MICRO-MACHINING; METAL TRANSFER MICROMOLDING; METAL TRANSFERS; MICRO-ELECTRODE ARRAYS; MICRO-MOLDING; MICROELECTRODE ARRAYS (MEAS); PARYLENE; POLYMER SUBSTRATES; SOLID-STATE SENSORS;

OPTICAL DESIGN;

EID: 50049102945     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/SENSOR.2007.4300364     Document Type: Conference Paper

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