Carbon nanotube based multi electrode arrays for neuronal interfacing: Progress and prospects

Frontiers in Neural Circuits

Volumn , Issue DEC, 2012, Pages

  Keren, Lilach Bareket ^a   Hanein, Yael ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Multi electrode array; Neuronal recording; Stimulation

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBE; MULTI WALLED NANOTUBE; SINGLE WALLED NANOTUBE;

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIOENGINEERING; CELL ADHESION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONDUCTANCE; MATERIAL COATING; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEM; MICROTECHNOLOGY; MULTI ELECTRODE ARRAY; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVE CELL GROWTH; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROLOGICAL AND SENSORIAL PROCEDURES; NEURONAL INTERFACING; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 84872089972     PISSN: 16625110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fncir.2012.00122     Document Type: Review

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