Stretchable microelectrode array using room-temperature liquid alloy interconnects

Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2011, Pages

  Wei, P ^a   Taylor, R ^b   Ding, Z ^a   Chung, C ^b   Abilez, O J ^b   Higgs, G ^b   Pruitt, B L ^b   Ziaie, B ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Stanford University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL BEHAVIORS; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRODE ARRAYS; EMBRYOID BODY; HEART CELLS; LIQUID ALLOY; MECHANICAL STRAIN; MICROELECTRODE ARRAY; MICROELECTRODE DEVICES; PDMS SUBSTRATE; POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE PDMS; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SHORT-TERM CULTURES;

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CELL CULTURE; CELLS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC FIELDS; INDIUM ALLOYS; LIQUIDS; MICROCHANNELS; MICROELECTRODES; SILICONES; STRAIN; TUNGSTEN;

CERIUM ALLOYS;

EID: 79955851939     PISSN: 09601317     EISSN: 13616439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/21/5/054015     Document Type: Article

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