Development of bioactive conducting polymers for neural interfaces

Expert Review of Medical Devices

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 35-49

  Poole Warren, Laura ^a   Lovell, Nigel ^a   Baek, Sungchul ^a   Green, Rylie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bioactive; Biostability; Conducting polymer; Interface; Neural electrode; Neural recording; Neurostimulation

Indexed keywords

BIOPOLYMER; CONDUCTING POLYMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; POLYMER;

BIOELECTRODE; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; BIONIC EYE; BIOPROSTHESIS; BLINDNESS; BRAIN COMPUTER INTERFACE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRODE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; MAN MACHINE INTERACTION; MECHANICS; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MICROTECHNOLOGY; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; POLYMERIZATION; REVIEW; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; ANIMAL; BRAIN; COMPUTER INTERFACE; NERVOUS TISSUE; PROSTHESES AND ORTHOSES;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; HUMANS; NERVE TISSUE; POLYMERS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 77449157674     PISSN: 17434440     EISSN: 17452422     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/erd.09.58     Document Type: Review

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