Investigation of the electrical properties of Agarose Gel: Characterization of concentration using nyquist plot phase angle and the implications of a more comprehensive in vitro model of the Brain

Annals of Neurosciences

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 99-107

  Pomfret, Roland ^a   Sillay, Karl ^a   Miranpuri, Gurwattan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Agarose gel; Brain infusion; Deep brain stimulation; Electrode; Impedance; In vitro model; Nyquist plot; Phase angle; Reactance; Resistance

Indexed keywords

AGAROSE;

ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELASTICITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRODE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; IN VITRO STUDY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NERVE STIMULATION; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; SIMULATION; STEREOTACTIC DEVICE;

EID: 84887148951     PISSN: 09727531     EISSN: 09763260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5214/ans.0972.7531.200305     Document Type: Article

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