Characterization of parylene C as an encapsulation material for implanted neural prostheses

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part B Applied Biomaterials

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 266-274

  Hassler, Christina ^a   Von Metzen, Rene P ^a   Ruther, Patrick ^a   Stieglitz, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Crystallinity; Encapsulation; Neural prosthesis; Parylene C

Indexed keywords

ADHESION PROMOTION; CRYSTALLINITIES; CRYSTALLINITY; DEGREE OF CRYSTALLINITY; DIFFERENT SUBSTRATES; METALLIC STRUCTURES; NEURAL PROSTHESIS; PARYLENE C; PARYLENES; PROCESS PARAMETERS; STEAM STERILIZATION; TENSILE TESTS; THERMAL TREATMENT;

ADHESION; ELECTROCHEMICAL CORROSION; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ORGANIC POLYMERS; PLATINUM; POLYIMIDES; TENSILE TESTING;

PROSTHETICS;

GOLD; PARYLENE C; PLATINUM; POLYIMIDE; POLYMER; SILANE DERIVATIVE; SILICON NITRIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADHESION; ARTICLE; CRYSTALLIZATION; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ENCAPSULATION; FILM; HEAT TREATMENT; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; MATERIALS TESTING; NERVE PROSTHESIS; PROSTHESIS; TENSILE STRENGTH; WATER VAPOR;

ADHESIVENESS; ANIMALS; COATED MATERIALS, BIOCOMPATIBLE; CORROSION; CRYSTALLIZATION; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; MATERIALS TESTING; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PLATINUM; POLYMERS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; SILANES; SILICON COMPOUNDS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TENSILE STRENGTH; X-RAY DIFFRACTION; XYLENES;

EID: 77949497612     PISSN: 15524973     EISSN: 15524981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.b.31584     Document Type: Article

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