Polymer-based approaches to improve the long term performance of intracortical neural interfaces

IFMBE Proceedings

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 119-122

  Hassler, C ^a,b   Stieglitz, T ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b Bernstein Focus Neurotechnology Freiburg Tuebingen   (Germany)

Author keywords

Conducting polymers; Flexible substrate; Hydrogels; Long term performance; Neural interface

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; CONDUCTING POLYMERS; HYDROGELS; PROSTHETICS;

FLEXIBLE SUBSTRATE; LONG TERM PERFORMANCE; MODIFIED INTERFACES; NEURAL INTERFACES; NEUROTECHNOLOGY; POLYMER BASED;

MEDICAL PHYSICS;

EID: 77950447976     PISSN: 16800737     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-03889-1_32     Document Type: Conference Paper

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