Coating of neural microelectrodes with intrinsically conducting polymers as a means to improve their electrochemical properties

IFMBE Proceedings

Volumn 22, Issue , 2008, Pages 2409-2412

  Poppendieck, Wigand ^a   Hoffmann, K P ^a  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING   (Germany)

Author keywords

Conducting polymers; Microelectrodes; Neuroprosthetics; PEDOT; Polypyrrole

Indexed keywords

AG/AGCL; CHARGE STORAGE CAPACITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATIONS; ELECTRODE IMPEDANCE; ETHYLENEDIOXYTHIOPHENES; GALVANOSTATICS; INTRINSICALLY CONDUCTING POLYMER; NEUROPROSTHETICS; OPTICAL PROFILOMETRY; OPTIMUM PARAMETERS; PEDOT; POLYMER COATING; POTENTIOSTATIC CONDITIONS;

CONDUCTING POLYMERS; ELECTROCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; ELECTROPOLYMERIZATION; MICROELECTRODES; ORGANIC CONDUCTORS; POLYPYRROLES;

PLASTIC COATINGS;

EID: 70350655476     PISSN: 16800737     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-89208-3_578     Document Type: Conference Paper

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