PEDOT-CNT composite microelectrodes for recording and electrostimulation applications: Fabrication, morphology, and electrical properties

Frontiers in Neuroengineering

Volumn , Issue MAY, 2012, Pages

  Gerwig, Ramona ^a   Fuchsberger, Kai ^a   Schroeppel, Birgit ^a   Link, Gordon Steve ^a   Heusel, Gerhard ^a   Kraushaar, Udo ^a   Schuhmann, Wolfgang ^b   Stett, Alfred ^a   Stelzle, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Electrodeposition; Microelectrode array; Neuronal recording; Pedot; Stimulation

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBE; POLY(3,4 ETHYLENEDIOXYTHIOPHENE); POLY(3,4 ETHYLENEDIOXYTHIOPHENE) CARBON NANOTUBE; THIOPHENE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADHESION; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CHARGE TRANSFER; CHICK EMBRYO; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLIC POTENTIOMETRY; ELECTRICAL PARAMETERS; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EMBRYO; IN VITRO STUDY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; MICROELECTRODE; MICROELECTRODE ARRAY; MICROTECHNOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; POLYMERIZATION; REPRODUCIBILITY; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 84875574067     PISSN: 16626443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fneng.2012.00008     Document Type: Article

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