In vitro evaluation of the long-term stability of polyimide as a material for neural implants

Biomaterials

Volumn 31, Issue 13, 2010, Pages 3449-3458

  Rubehn, Birthe ^a,b   Stieglitz, Thomas ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b Bernstein Focus Neurotechnology Freiburg/Tuebingen   (Germany)

Author keywords

Accelerated aging; Mechanical properties; Neural prostheses; Phosphate buffered saline; Polyimide degradation

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATE AGING; ACCELERATED AGING; BODY TEMPERATURE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLINITIES; ELEVATED TEMPERATURE; FUJIFILMS; IN-VITRO EVALUATION; LONG TERM STABILITY; MASS LOSS; MATERIAL BEHAVIOR; MECHANICAL MATERIAL PROPERTIES; NEURAL IMPLANTS; NEURAL PROSTHESIS; OPTICAL MEASUREMENT; PHOSPHATE BUFFERED SALINE; PHOSPHATE-BUFFERED SALINES; REFERENCE MATERIAL; STRESS AND STRAIN; YOUNG'S MODULUS;

DEGRADATION; DEIONIZED WATER; ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTICITY; FRACTURE; MATERIALS; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; OPTICAL DATA PROCESSING; POLYIMIDES; PROSTHETICS; STRESS-STRAIN CURVES; STRESSES; TENSILE TESTING;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

PHOSPHATE BUFFERED SALINE; POLYIMIDE;

AGING; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY TEMPERATURE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; IN VITRO STUDY; MOLECULAR STABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS MATERIAL; SIMULATION; STORAGE TEMPERATURE; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; TENSILE STRENGTH; YOUNG MODULUS;

DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; DRUG IMPLANTS; IMIDES; POLYMERS;

EID: 77249096297     PISSN: 01429612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2010.01.053     Document Type: Article

References (41)

1. Shamma-Donoghue S.A., May G.A., Cotter N.E., White R.L., and Simmons F.B. Thin-film multielectrode arrays for a cochlear prosthesis. IEEE T Electron Dev ED-29 1 (1982) 136-144
2. Boppart S.A., Wheeler B.C., and Wallace C.S. A flexible perforated microelectrode array for extended neural recordings. IEEE T Bio-Med Eng 39 1 (1992) 37-43
3. Stieglitz T., Beutel H., Schuettler M., and Meyer J.-U. Micromachined, polyimide-based devices for flexible neural interfaces. Biomed Microdevices 2 4 (2000) 283-294
4. Rubehn B., Bosman C., Oostenveld R., Fries P., and Stieglitz T. A MEMS-based flexible multichannel ECoG-electrode array. J Neural Eng 6 3 (2009)
5. DeIasi R., and Russell J. Aqueous degradation of polyimides. J Appl Polym Sci 15 (1971) 2965-2974
6. DeIasi R. Thermal regeneration of the tensile properties of hydrolytically degraded polyimide film. J Appl Polym Sci 16 11 (1972) 2909-2919
7. Murray S., Hillman C., and Pecht M. Environmental aging and deadhesion of polyimide dielectric films. J Electron Packaging 126 3 (2004) 390-397
8. DeIasi R. Effect of water on the properties of a glass-polyimide laminate. J Mater Sci 10 11 (1975) 1951-1958
9. Ghosh M.K., and Mittal K.L. Polyimides: fundamentals and applications (1996), Marcel Dekker Inc, New York
10. Stieglitz T., Ruf H.H., Gross M., Schuettler M., and Meyer J.-U. A biohybrid system to interface peripheral nerves after traumatic lesions: design of a high channel sieve electrode. Biosens Bioelectron 17 8 (2002) 685-696
11. Lago N., Yoshida K., Koch K.P., and Navarro X. Assessment of biocompatibility of chronically implanted polyimide and plantinum intrafascicular electrodes. IEEE T Bio-Med Eng 54 2 (2007) 281-290
12. Klinge P.M., Vafa M.A., Brinker T., Brandis T., Walter G.F., Stieglitz T., et al. Immunohistochemical characterization of axonal sprouting and reactive tissue changes after long-term implantation of a polyimide sieve electrode to the transected adult rat sciatic nerve. Biomaterials 22 17 (2001) 2333-2343
13. Richardson Jr. R.R., Miller J.A., and Reichert W.M. Polyimides as biomaterials: preliminary biocompatibility testing. Biomaterials 14 8 (1993) 627-635
14. Sun Y., Lacour S.P., Brooks R.A., Rushton N., Fawcett J., and Cameron R.E. Assessment of the biocompatibility of photosensitive polyimide for implantable medical device use. J Biomed Mater Res-A 90 3 (2008) 648-655
15. Campbell FJ, Brewer AK, Orr RJ, Janicke TA, Bruning AM. Hydrolytic deterioration of polyimide insulation on naval aircraft wiring. 1988 Annual Report: Conference on electrical insulation and dielectric phenomena, Oct.16-20, 1988, Ottawa, Ont., Canada; 1988. p. 180-8.
16. Bessonov M.I., Koton M.M., Kudryavtsev V.V., and Laius L.A. Polyimides - thermally stable polymers (1987), Consultants Bureau, New York
17. Ceballos D., Valero-Cabre A., Valderrama E., Schuettler M., Stieglitz T., and Navarro X. Morphologic and functional evaluation of peripheral nerve fibres regenerated through polyimide sieve electrodes over long-term implantation. J Biomed Mater Res 60 (2002) 517-528
18. Lago N., Ceballos D., Rodriguez F.J., Stieglitz T., and Navarro X. Long term assessment of axonal regeneration through polyimide regenerative electrodes to interface the peripheral nerve. Biomaterials 26 (2005) 2021-2031
19. Schuettler M., Koch K.P., and Stieglitz T. Investigations on explanted micromachined nerve electrodes. Proc of the 8th Ann Internat Conf of the IFESS (2003) 306-310
20. ASTM. 882-02 Standard test method for tensile properties of thin plastic sheeting; 2005.
21. Hemmerich K.J. General aging theory and simplified protocol for accelerated aging of medical devices. Med Plastics Biomater 4 (1998) 16-24
22. Scheirs J. Compositional and failure analysis of polymers: a practical approach (2000), John Wiley and Sons
23. Birolini A. Reliability engineering (2007), Springer Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg
24. Minges M.L. Electronic materials handbook: packaging (1989), ASTM International
25. GNU octave, version 3.0.1 (2009). http://www.octave.org
26. Strobl G. The physics of polymers: concepts for understanding their structures and behavior. 3rd ed. (2007), Springer Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg
27. Grellmann W., and Seidler S. Polymer testing (2007), Carl Hanser Verlag, München
28. Coburn J.C., and Pottiger M.T. Thermal curing in polyimide films and coatings. In: Ghosh M.K., and Mittal K.L. (Eds). Polyimides: fundamentals and applications (1996), Marcel Dekker, New York 207-247
29. Russell T.P. A small-angle x-ray scattering study of an aromatic polyimide. J Polym Sci Polym Phys 22 6 (1984) 1105-1117
30. Seo J., Han C.-S., and Han H. Water-sorption behaviors of poly (3,4′-oxydiphenylene pyromellitimide) films depending on the thickness variation. J Polym Sci Polym Phys 39 6 (2001) 669-676
31. Ree M., Chen K.-J., Kirby D.P., Katzenellenbogen N., and Grischkowsky D. Anisotropic properties of high-temperature polyimide thin films: dielectric and thermal-expansion behaviors. J Appl Phys 72 5 (1992) 2014-2021
32. Factor B.J., Russell T.P., and Toney M.F. Surface-induced ordering of an aromatic polyimide. Phys Rev Lett 66 9 (1991) 1181-1184
33. Smith R., Williams D.F., and Oliver C. The biodegradation of poly(ether urethanes). J Biomed Mater Res 21 (1987) 1149-1166
34. Wypych G. Plasticizer motion and diffusion. In: Wypych G. (Ed). Handbook of plasticizers (2004), ChemTec Publishing, Toronto 151-170
35. Harper B.D., and Rao J.M. Some effects of water immersion on the mechanical behavior of a polyimide film. J Electron Packaging 116 4 (1994) 317-319
36. Cella James A. Degradation and stability of polyimides. In: Ghosh M.K., and Mittal K.L. (Eds). Polyimides: fundamentals and applications (1996), Marcel Dekker, New York 343-365
37. Seo J., and Han H. Water diffusion studies in polyimide thin films. J Appl Polym Sci 82 3 (2001) 731-737
38. Takekoshi T. Synthesis of polyimides. In: Ghosh M.K., and Mittal K.L. (Eds). Polyimides: fundamentals and applications (1996), Marcel Dekker, New York 7-48
39. Van Alsten J.G., and Coburn J.C. Structural effects on the transport of water in polyimides. Macromolecules 27 14 (1994) 3746-3752
40. Moylan C.R., Best M.E., and Ree M. Solubility of water in polyimides: quartz crystal microbalance measurements. J Polym Sci Polym Phys 29 1 (1991) 87-92
41. Masterton W.L., and Hurley C.N. Chemistry: principles and reactions (2008), Brooks/Cole Cengage Learning, Belmont