Biomimetic microtexturing for neurosurgical probe surfaces to influence tribological characteristics during tissue penetration

Microelectronic Engineering

Volumn 86, Issue 4-6, 2009, Pages 1515-1517

  Schneider, Andreas ^a   Frasson, Luca ^b   Parittotokkaporn, Tassanai ^b   Rodriguez y Baena, Ferdinando M ^b   Davies, Brian L ^b   Huq, S Ejaz ^a  

^a RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomedical device; Biomimetics; Microtexturing; Neurosurgical probe; Si; Silicone; SU 8

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL DEVICE; MICROTEXTURING; NEUROSURGICAL PROBE; SI; SU-8;

ASPECT RATIO; BIOMIMETICS; NEEDLES; PHOTORESISTS; SILICON; SILICONES; TEXTURES; TRIBOLOGY;

PROBES;

LITHOGRAPHY; MICROSTRUCTURE; NEEDLES; SILICON; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TISSUE CULTURE; WOOD;

EID: 67349258643     PISSN: 01679317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mee.2009.02.027     Document Type: Article

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