Design, fabrication and evaluation of a conforming circumpolar peripheral nerve cuff electrode for acute experimental use

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 196, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 31-37

  Foldes, Emily L ^a   Ackermann, D Michael ^b   Bhadra, Niloy ^a   Kilgore, Kevin L ^a,b,c   Bhadra, Narendra ^a,b,c  

^a Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

^b METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c LOUIS STOKES CLEVELAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrical stimulation; Electrode fabrication; Nerve cuff electrode; Peripheral nerve

Indexed keywords

SILASTIC;

ARTICLE; ELECTRODE; MICROTECHNOLOGY; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; PERIPHERAL NERVES; PLATINUM;

EID: 79951558174     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2010.12.020     Document Type: Article

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