Integration of Au nanorods with flexible thin-film microelectrode arrays for improved neural interfaces

Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 88-96

  Zhou, Hong Bu ^a   Li, Gang ^a   Sun, Xiao Na ^a   Zhu, Zhuang Hui ^a   Jin, Qing Hui ^a   Zhao, Jian Long ^a   Ren, Qie Shi ^b  

^a SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF MICROSYSTEM AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Electron beam evaporation; Flexible; Neural electrode; Porous alumina

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; CHARGE TRANSFER; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRODES; ELECTRONS; EVAPORATION; GOLD; ION EXCHANGE; NANORODS; NANOSTRUCTURES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE DEFECTS; THIN FILM DEVICES; VAPORS; WELL STIMULATION;

EFFECTIVE CHARGES; EFFECTIVE SURFACE AREAS; ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES; ELECTRODE SITES; ELECTRODE-TISSUE INTERFACES; ELECTRON-BEAM EVAPORATION; FLEXIBLE; HIGH IMPEDANCES; IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPIES; INTEGRATED MICROELECTRODES; LOW IMPEDANCES; NANOROD ARRAYS; NANOROD ELECTRODES; NANOSTRUCTURED MICROELECTRODES; NEURAL ELECTRODE; NEURAL ENGINEERINGS; NEURAL INTERFACES; NEURAL PROSTHETIC; POROUS ALUMINA; POROUS ALUMINA TEMPLATES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; SIGNAL QUALITIES; SIMPLE METHODS; SURFACE AREAS; THIN-FILM MICROELECTRODES;

MICROELECTRODES;

EID: 60449109745     PISSN: 10577157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JMEMS.2008.2011122     Document Type: Article

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