In-plane biocompatible microfluidic interconnects for implantable microsystems

IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 943-948

  Johnson, Dean G ^a   Frisina, Robert D ^a   Borkholder, David A ^a  

^a ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Implantable biomedical devices; microfluidic interconnections; Parylene C; vapor deposition

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; DESIGN OPTIMIZATION; FLUIDIC SYSTEMS; IMPLANTABLE BIOMEDICAL DEVICES; IMPLANTABLE MICROSYSTEMS; IN-PLANE; INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY; KNUDSEN DIFFUSION; MICROFLUIDIC CHANNEL; MICROFLUIDIC INTERCONNECTS; PARYLENE C; SI WAFER; SMALL MAMMALS;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; MAMMALS; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; MICROFLUIDICS; MICROSYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON COMPOUNDS; SILICON WAFERS;

CHEMICAL RESISTANT MATERIALS;

ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CAPILLARY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION; IMPLANT; IN PLANE BIOCOMPATIBLE MICROFLUIDIC INTERCONNECT; MICROFLUIDIC ANALYSIS; MICROFLUIDICS; PRESSURE; STRENGTH;

ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MICE; MICROFLUIDIC ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES; MINIATURIZATION; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS;

EID: 79952918846     PISSN: 00189294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TBME.2010.2098031     Document Type: Article

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