The Role of Materials Biocompatibility for Functional Electrical Stimulation Applications

Artificial Organs

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 237-241

  Plenk, Hanns ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Biocompatibility; Biomaterials; Electrodes; Functional electrical stimulation; Insulation; Leads; Packaging

Indexed keywords

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; COLLAGEN; CONDUCTIVE MATERIALS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; PACKAGING MATERIALS; TISSUE;

BULK MATERIALS; CHEMICAL CORROSION; CHEMICAL-PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; CONDUCTIVE ELECTRODES; CORROSION PROPERTY; FUNCTIONAL ELECTRI-CAL STIMULATIONS; IMMUNOLOGICAL REACTIONS; INFLAMMATORY TISSUES; METALLICS; TISSUE RESPONSE;

ELECTRODES;

BIOMATERIAL; LEAD; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; ELECTRODE; FUNCTIONAL ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 79952680443     PISSN: 0160564X     EISSN: 15251594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1594.2011.01221.x     Document Type: Article

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