Mechanical characterization of neural electrodes based on PDMS-parylene C-PDMS sandwiched system

Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 640-643

  Henle, C ^a   Hassler, C ^a   Kohler, F ^a   Schuettler, M ^a   Stieglitz, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRODE ARRAYS; ELECTRODE SITES; MECHANICAL CHARACTERIZATIONS; MECHANICAL ROBUSTNESS; PARYLENE C; SILICONE RUBBER; TEST SAMPLES; THIN METALS; ULTIMATE STRENGTH;

ELASTOMERS; ELECTRODES; MANUFACTURE; MICROCHANNELS; PLATINUM; RUBBER; RUBBER APPLICATIONS;

SILICONES;

BIOMATERIAL; DIMETICONE; NYLON; POLY(DIMETHYLSILOXANE) POLYAMIDE COPOLYMER; POLY(DIMETHYLSILOXANE)-POLYAMIDE COPOLYMER;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRODE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HUMAN; NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; TENSILE STRENGTH; YOUNG MODULUS; EQUIPMENT;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; DIMETHYLPOLYSILOXANES; ELASTIC MODULUS; ELECTRODES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HUMANS; NEURONS; NYLONS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 84861928596     PISSN: 1557170X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IEMBS.2011.6090142     Document Type: Conference Paper

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