Design and fabrication of a polyimide-based microelectrode array: Application in neural recording and repeatable electrolytic lesion in rat brain

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 182, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 6-16

  Chen, You Yin ^a   Lai, Hsin Yi ^a   Lin, Sheng Huang ^b   Cho, Chien Wen ^a   Chao, Wen Hung ^c   Liao, Chia Hsin ^b,d   Tsang, Siny ^e   Chen, Yi Fan ^f   Lin, Si Yue ^f  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c YUANPEI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d TZU CHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Chronic recording; Electrolytic lesion; Electroplating; Microelectrode array; Polyimide

Indexed keywords

POLYIMIDE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROLYSIS; ELECTRONEUROLOGY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; IMPLANTATION; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MICROELECTRODE; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEM; NEUROSCIENCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SURFACE PROPERTY;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTROLYSIS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; MALE; MICROELECTRODES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RESINS, SYNTHETIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 67650433751     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2009.05.010     Document Type: Article

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