Removable silicon insertion stiffeners for neural probes using polyethylene glycol as a biodissolvable adhesive

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

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 871-874

  Felix, Sarah ^a   Shah, Kedar ^a   George, Diana ^a   Tolosa, Vanessa ^a   Tooker, Angela ^a   Sheth, Heeral ^a   Delima, Terri ^a   Pannu, Satinderpall ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAROSE GEL; EXTENDED INTERACTION; FLEXIBLE POLYMERS; FLIP CHIP TECHNOLOGIES; INFLAMMATORY TISSUES; MATERIAL PARAMETER; MICROMOTION; NEURAL PROBES; NEURAL TISSUE; RAT BRAIN; UNIFORM DISTRIBUTION; WICKING;

POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; SILICON; TISSUE;

PROBES;

BIOMATERIAL; MACROGOL DERIVATIVE; SEPHAROSE; SILICON; TISSUE ADHESIVE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRODE; RAT;

ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BRAIN; ELECTRODES; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; RATS; SEPHAROSE; SILICON; TISSUE ADHESIVES;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84881064568     PISSN: 1557170X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/EMBC.2012.6346070     Document Type: Conference Paper

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