Polymer integration for packaging of implantable sensors

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 202, Issue , 2014, Pages 758-778

  Qin, Yiheng ^a   Howlader, Matiar M R ^a   Deen, M Jamal ^a   Haddara, Yaser M ^a   Selvaganapathy, P Ravi ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Implantable sensors; Integration and packaging; Polymers; Surface activated bonding

Indexed keywords

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; INTEGRATION; LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS; MEMBRANES; METAL CLADDING; PACKAGING MATERIALS; POLYMER FILMS; POLYMERS;

BONDING TEMPERATURES; HIGH-PERFORMANCE PACKAGES; IMPLANTABLE SENSORS; INTEGRATION AND PACKAGING; INTEGRATION TECHNIQUES; INTEGRATION TECHNOLOGIES; POLYMER-BASED MATERIALS; SURFACE ACTIVATED BONDING;

PACKAGING;

EID: 84903291825     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2014.05.063     Document Type: Article

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