Miniaturized neural interfaces and implants

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 8251, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Stieglitz, Thomas ^a   Boretius, Tim ^a   Ordonez, Juan ^a   Hassler, Christina ^a   Henle, Christian ^a,b   Meier, Wolfgang ^a,b   Plachta, Dennis T T ^a   Schuettler, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b BrainLinks BrainTools DFG Cluster of Excellence   (Germany)

Author keywords

biocompatibility; implant; Microsystem; neural interface; packaging; polyimide; silicone rubber

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION EXAMPLES; BRAIN MACHINE INTERFACE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEMS; CHRONIC PAIN; ELECTRODE ARRAYS; HERMETIC PACKAGES; INSULATION MATERIALS; INTEGRATION DENSITY; LARGE ARRAYS; MICRO SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGIES; MICRO TECHNOLOGY; MOTOR CORTEX; MOTOR FUNCTION; NEURAL IMPLANTS; NEURAL INTERFACE; NEURAL INTERFACES; NEUROLOGICAL DISEASE; PARKINSON'S DISEASE; PRECISION MECHANICS; SILICONE RUBBER; SPINAL CORDS; TECHNICAL SYSTEMS;

AUDITION; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIOMEMS; DIAGNOSIS; ELECTRODES; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; MICROFLUIDICS; MICROSYSTEMS; PACKAGING; POLYIMIDES; RESTORATION; SILICONES;

INTERFACES (MATERIALS);

EID: 84859097518     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.912526     Document Type: Conference Paper

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