In vivo interactions between tungsten microneedles and peripheral nerves

Medical Engineering and Physics

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 747-755

  Sergi, Pier Nicola ^a   Jensen, Winnie ^b   Micera, Silvestro ^a,c   Yoshida, Ken ^d  

^a SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^d Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Indentation; Microneedle living nerve dynamical friction coefficient; Neural interfaces; Peripheral nervous tissue

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSION FORCE; DYNAMIC FRICTION COEFFICIENT; DYNAMICAL FRICTIONS; EXTERNAL LAYERS; IN-VIVO; KEY FACTORS; MAIN-SHAFT; MATHEMATICAL FRAMEWORKS; MICRONEEDLES; NERVOUS TISSUES; NEURAL INTERFACES; PERIPHERAL NERVES; PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENTS; YOUNG'S MODULUS;

BIOMECHANICS; FRICTION; INDENTATION; TISSUE; TUNGSTEN;

NEEDLES;

TUNGSTEN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; DYNAMICS; FORCE; FRICTION; IMPLANTATION; IN VIVO STUDY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MICRONEEDLE; NEEDLE; NERVE COMPRESSION; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNCTURE; SWINE;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; ELASTIC MODULUS; FRICTION; MECHANICAL PROCESSES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEEDLES; PERIPHERAL NERVES; PRESSURE; SWINE; TUNGSTEN;

EID: 84863308515     PISSN: 13504533     EISSN: 18734030     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2011.09.019     Document Type: Article

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