Experimental study on the mechanical interaction between silicon neural microprobes and rat dura mater during insertion

Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 1-9

  Fekete, Z ^a   Nemeth A ^b   Marton G ^a   Ulbert, I ^a,c   Pongracz A ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

^b BUDAPEST UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMICS   (Hungary)

^c PÁZMÁNY PÉTER CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICROELECTRODES; SILICON;

COMPARATIVE STUDIES; DEEP REACTIVE ION ETCHING; IMPLANTATION PARAMETERS; MECHANICAL INTERACTIONS; MICRO-PROBES; NEURAL IMPLANTS; PENETRATION FORCES; TISSUE RESISTANCE;

BRAIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DURA MATER; ELECTRODE IMPLANTATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FORCE; GEOMETRY; INVESTIGATIVE PROCEDURES; MICROELECTRODE; MICROTECHNOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RIGHT HEMISPHERE; SILICON NEURAL MICROPROBE; TIP SHARPENING TECHNIQUE; VELOCITY; ANIMAL; DEVICE FAILURE ANALYSIS; DEVICES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; MECHANICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESSURE; PROCEDURES; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; PUNCTURE; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; SURGERY; YOUNG MODULUS;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS;

ANIMALS; DURA MATER; ELASTIC MODULUS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; MICROELECTRODES; PRESSURE; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SPINAL PUNCTURE; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 84961290550     PISSN: 09574530     EISSN: 15734838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10856-015-5401-y     Document Type: Article

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