Energy extraction from the biologic battery in the inner ear

Nature Biotechnology

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1240-1243

  Mercier, Patrick P ^a,d   Lysaght, Andrew C ^a,b   Bandyopadhyay, Saurav ^a   Chandrakasan, Anantha P ^a   Stankovic, Konstantina M ^a,b,c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROCHEMICAL GRADIENTS; ELECTRODE DESIGN; ELECTRONIC DEVICE; ENDOCOCHLEAR POTENTIALS; ENERGY EXTRACTION; ENERGY HARVESTER; GUINEA PIGS; HEARING LOSS; IN-VIVO; INNER EAR; MOLECULAR SENSORS; POWER SOURCES; WIRELESS SENSOR;

AUDITION; DRUG THERAPY; ENERGY HARVESTING; SENSORS;

MAMMALS;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; COCHLEA POTENTIAL; ELECTRODE; ENERGY; GUINEA PIG; IN VIVO STUDY; INNER EAR; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; BIOTECHNOLOGY; COCHLEAR MICROPHONIC POTENTIALS; EAR, INNER; ELECTRONICS, MEDICAL; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GUINEA PIGS;

CAVIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 84870953624     PISSN: 10870156     EISSN: 15461696     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nbt.2394     Document Type: Article

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