Microscale characterization of a mechanically adaptive polymer nanocomposite with cotton-derived cellulose nanocrystals for implantable BioMEMS

Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 774-784

  Hess Dunning, Allison E ^a   Tyler, Dustin J ^b   Harris, James P ^c   Capadona, Jeffrey R ^b   Weder, Christoph ^d   Rowan, Stuart J ^e   Zorman, Christian A ^e  

^a LOUIS STOKES CLEVELAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FRIBOURG   (Switzerland)

^e Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

Author keywords

Implantable biomedical devices; materials testing; nanocomposites; neural microtechnology; neural prosthesis; polymer films.

Indexed keywords

BIOSENSORS; ELASTIC MODULI; ELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; MATERIALS TESTING; MEMS; NANOCOMPOSITES; NEURAL PROSTHESES; POLYMER FILMS;

CELLULOSE NANO-CRYSTALS; IMPLANTABLE BIOMEDICAL DEVICES; IMPLANTABLE BIOSENSORS; MICRO ELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEM (MEMS); MICRO-MECHANICAL TESTING; MICROFABRICATION PROCESS; MICROTECHNOLOGY; POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITE;

RIGID STRUCTURES;

EID: 84905644799     PISSN: 10577157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JMEMS.2014.2327035     Document Type: Article

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