Parylene-based electrochemical-MEMS force sensor array for assessing neural probe insertion mechanics

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

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 124-127

  Kim, Brian J ^a   Gutierrez, Christian A ^a   Gerhardt, Greg A ^b   Meng, Ellis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRODE PROBES; FORCE DISTRIBUTIONS; FORCE SENSOR; INTERFACIAL FORCES; INTERFACIAL MECHANICS; LOCAL VARIATIONS; MECHANICAL DEFORMATION; NEURAL PROBES; OUT-OF-PLANE; REAL TIME MEASUREMENTS;

MECHANICS; MEMS; PROBES; SENSORS; TISSUE;

ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES;

EID: 84860493554     PISSN: 10846999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/MEMSYS.2012.6170109     Document Type: Conference Paper

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