Culturing neurons on MEMS fabricated P(VDF-TrFE) films for implantable artificial cochlea

Journal of Biomechanical Science and Engineering

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 229-235

  Shintaku, Hirofumi ^a   Tateno, Takashi ^a   Tsuchioka, Nobuyoshi ^a   Tanujaya, Harto ^a   Nakagawa, Takayuki ^b   Ito, Juichi ^b   Kawano, Satoyuki ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biocompatibility; Biomechanical engineering; Cearebral cortical neuron; Medical equipment; MEMS; Piezoelectric device

Indexed keywords

CORTICAL NEURONS; HUMAN PLASMAS; IN-VITRO; MEDICAL EQUIPMENT; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS; PIEZOELECTRIC MEMBRANES; POLY(VINYLIDENE FLUORIDE-TRIFLUOROETHYLENE); PT ELECTRODE; SILICON SUBSTRATES; THIN-FILM ELECTRODE; THIN-FILM TECHNOLOGY;

ADHESION; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIOMECHANICS; CELL ADHESION; COLLAGEN; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; FABRICATION; MEMS; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICES; PIEZOELECTRICITY; PLATINUM; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON COMPOUNDS; THIN FILMS;

NEURONS;

EID: 78651555746     PISSN: 18809863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1299/jbse.5.229     Document Type: Article

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