NeuroMEMS: Neural probe microtechnologies

Sensors

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 6704-6726

  HajjHassan, Mohamad ^a   Chodavarapu, Vamsy ^a   Musallam, Sam ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biocompatibility; BioMEMS; Brain machine interfaces; Microelectrodes; Microfabrication; Neural probes; Neural prosthesis; NeuroMEMS

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL NEURON; BRAIN MACHINE INTERFACE; CLINICAL SETTINGS; MICRO-FABRICATION TECHNIQUES; MICROELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGIES; NEURAL PROBES; NEUROMEMS; PARALYZED PATIENTS;

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIOMEMS; BRAIN; DIAGNOSIS; MICROANALYSIS; MICROELECTRODES; MICROELECTRONICS; MICROFABRICATION; NEURAL PROSTHESES; NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES; NEURONS;

PROBES;

EID: 55249107626     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s8106704     Document Type: Review

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