Development of a stimuli-responsive polymer nanocomposite toward biologically optimized, MEMS-based neural probes

Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2011, Pages

  Hess, A E ^a   Capadona, J R ^b,c   Shanmuganathan, K ^a   Hsu, L ^a   Rowan, S J ^a,c   Weder, C ^d   Tyler, D J ^b,c   Zorman, C A ^a  

^a Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

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

^c Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FRIBOURG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AU ELECTRODES; BARRIER LAYERS; BIOMEDICAL MICROSYSTEMS; BULK SAMPLES; CELLULOSE NANOFIBERS; DYNAMIC BEHAVIORS; FABRICATION PROCESS; MATRIX; MECHANICAL EVALUATION; MICROMACHINED; MICROMACHINING PROCESS; NEURAL PROBES; PARYLENES; POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITE; STIMULI-RESPONSIVE; STIMULI-RESPONSIVE POLYMER; SWITCHABLE; TEMPERATURE-SENSITIVE MATERIALS; TESTING STRUCTURES; TRANSITION TIME; YOUNG'S MODULUS;

DEIONIZED WATER; ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTICITY; ELECTRODES; FABRICATION; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; MICROMACHINING; POLYVINYL ACETATES; PROBES; STIFFNESS; SWELLING; TENSILE TESTING;

NANOCOMPOSITES;

EID: 79955811896     PISSN: 09601317     EISSN: 13616439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/21/5/054009     Document Type: Article

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