Ultra-flexible devices for 360 μm diameter guidewires

Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS)

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 472-475

  Mimoun, B ^a   Henneken, V ^b   Sarro, P M ^a   Dekker, R ^a,b  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b PHILIPS RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM STRUCTURES; DESIGN RULES; DIRECT CONTACT; ELECTRICAL INTEGRITY; FLEXIBLE DEVICE; FLOW-SENSORS; GUIDEWIRES; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS; MINIMALLY INVASIVE; NEUTRAL PLANE; SENSOR PLATFORM; STRESS-STRAIN MODELING; SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT;

POLYIMIDES; SENSORS;

MEMS;

EID: 84860477510     PISSN: 10846999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/MEMSYS.2012.6170227     Document Type: Conference Paper

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