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Direct current (DC) stimulation can be used to influence the orientation and migratory behavior of cells and results in cellular electrotaxis. Experimental work on such phenomena commonly relies on electrochemical dissolution of silver:silver–chloride (Ag:AgCl) electrodes to provide the stimulation via salt bridges. The strong ionic flow can be expected to influence the cell culture environment. In...
Penetrating microelectrode probes offer the opportunity to precisely monitor neuronal signals over several months. After the experimental end point, histological methods are used to analyze the tissue and to correlate recorded signals to histological findings. However, accurate retroactive tracing of the position of individual microelectrodes is currently hampered by the lack of suitable techniques...
Strong permanent adhesion between thin-film polyimide (BPDA-PPD) and silicone rubber (MED-1000) was achieved through deposition of a chemically-transitive intermediate adhesion promoting layer. Plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) of SiC and SiO2 was used to grow a thin 50 nm layer directly on a 5 μm thin polyimide substrate. The deposition at low pressures permitted the fabrication of...
Thin-film electrode arrays for neural implants are necessary when large integration densities of stimulating or recording channels are required. However, delamination of the metallic layers from the polymer substrate leads to early failure of the device. Based on new adhesion studies of polyimide to SiC and diamond-like carbon (DLC) the authors successfully fabricated a 232-channel electrode array...
A blister test apparatus has been developed, which allows a quantitative adhesion analysis of thin-film metallizations on polymers manufactured in cleanroom conditions suitable for micromachining of neural electrode arrays. The device is capable of pressurizing metallic membranes at wafer level, monitoring the pressure and the height of the developing blister while detecting the moment of delamination,...
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