Scanning electron microscopy of chronically implanted intracortical microelectrode arrays in non-human primates

Journal of Neural Engineering

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2016, Pages

  Barrese, James C ^a,b   Aceros, Juan ^c,d   Donoghue, John P ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Brown University   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

brain computer interfaces; chronic neural recordings; gliosis; microelectrode failures; neuroprosthetics; scanning electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

BRAIN COMPUTER INTERFACE; CELL CULTURE; CORROSION; CRACKS; DELAMINATION; DROPS; ELASTOMERS; ELECTRODES; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); HISTOLOGY; INTERFACES (COMPUTER); MAMMALS; MICROELECTRODES; NEURAL PROSTHESES; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PLATINUM; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICONES; TISSUE;

CHRONIC NEURAL RECORDING; DEGRADATION OF THE MATERIAL; FOREIGN BODY REACTIONS; GLIOSIS; INSULATION MATERIALS; MICROELECTRODE ARRAY; NEUROPROSTHETICS; PLATINUM ELECTRODES;

DEFECTS;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN COMPUTER INTERFACE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORROSION; DEGRADATION; DEVICE FAILURE; ELECTRONIC SENSOR; ENCAPSULATION; EXPLANT; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MICROELECTRODE; MICROELECTRODE ARRAY; MICROMANIPULATOR; MOTOR CORTEX; NONHUMAN; PRIMATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SINGLE UNIT ACTIVITY; SUPPLEMENTARY MOTOR AREA; ANIMAL; ELECTRODE IMPLANT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RHESUS MONKEY; STANDARDS;

ANIMALS; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; MACACA MULATTA; MALE; MICROELECTRODES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MOTOR CORTEX; PRIMATES;

EID: 84962432651     PISSN: 17412560     EISSN: 17412552     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1741-2560/13/2/026003     Document Type: Article

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