A bio-inspired, chemo-responsive polymer nanocomposite for mechanically dynamic microsystems

TRANSDUCERS 2009 - 15th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 224-227

  Hess, A ^a   Dunning, J ^b   Harris, J ^c   Capadona, J R ^a,b,c   Shanmuganathan, K ^a   Rowan, S J ^a   Weder, C ^a   Tyler, D J ^b,c   Zorman, C A ^a  

^a Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

^b LOUIS STOKES CLEVELAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

Author keywords

Cortical probe; Mechanically dynamic; Nanocomposite; Neural interfacing

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIALS; BIO-INSPIRED; BIOMEDICAL MICROSYSTEMS; CELLULOSE NANOFIBERS; CORTICAL PROBE; DIRECT-WRITE CO; GOLD-COATED; LASER-CUT; MATRIX POLYMERS; MECHANICALLY DYNAMIC; MICRON SCALE; NANOCOMPOSITE MATERIALS; PATTERN STRUCTURE; PHOSPHATE-BUFFERED SALINES; RESPONSIVE POLYMER; SINGLE NEURON; TEMPERATURE-SENSITIVE MATERIALS; TENSILE TESTERS; YOUNG'S MODULUS;

ACTUATORS; MICROSYSTEMS; NANOCOMPOSITES; PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCERS; POLYVINYL ACETATES; PROBES; SOLID-STATE SENSORS; TENSILE TESTING;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 71449087058     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/SENSOR.2009.5285522     Document Type: Conference Paper

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