Bio-inspired hybrid microelectrodes: A hybrid solution to improve long-term performance of chronic intracortical implants

Frontiers in Neuroengineering

Volumn 7, Issue APR, 2014, Pages

  De Faveri, Sara ^a   Maggioiini, Emma ^a   Miele, Ermanno ^a   De Angeiis, Francesco ^a   Cesca, Fabrizia ^a   Benfenati, Fabio ^a,b   Fadiga, Luciano ^a,c  

^a ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bio inspired; Chronic implants; Fibrin; Gliosis; In vivo; Intracortical microelectrodes

Indexed keywords

FIBRIN;

ADULT; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIOMECHANICS; BIOSENSOR; BRAIN CELL; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL ENCAPSULATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL TRANSFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODE IMPLANT; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EMBRYO; GLIA CELL; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYDROGEL; IMPLANTATION; MALE; MATERIAL COATING; MICROELECTRODE; NERVE CELL; NERVOUS TISSUE; NEUROPROSTHESIS; NONHUMAN; QUALITY CONTROL; RAT; SURFACE PROPERTY; THICKNESS; TISSUE REACTION;

EID: 84898437682     PISSN: 16626443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fneng.2014.00007     Document Type: Article

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