Flexible, light-weighted electrodes to contact the peripheral nervous system

Author

Stieglitz, Thomas ; Blau, Cornelia ; Meyer, Jörg-Uwe

Author_Institution

Dept. of Sensor Syst., Fraunhofer Inst. for Biomed. Eng., Ingbert, Germany

Volume

1

fYear

1996

fDate

31 Oct-3 Nov 1996

Firstpage

363

Abstract

A new approach of flexible and light-weighted multichannel electrodes with integrated cables has been developed for interfacing peripheral nerves using micromachining technologies. The process technology is described and planar and three dimensional electrode designs are presented. The electrodes exhibit promising mechanical stability and high insulation resistance. In first acute in vivo experiments, the authors have recorded electroneurograms (ENG) with a good signal to noise ratio from the stomatogasstric nervous system of the crab

Keywords

biological techniques; electrodes; neurophysiology; acute in vivo experiments; biological research technique; crab; electroneurograms; flexible light-weighted electrodes; insulation resistance; integrated cables; mechanical stability; micromachining technologies; neuroscience method; peripheral nervous system; planar electrode design; process technology; signal to noise ratio; stomatogasstric nervous system; three dimensional electrode design; Aluminum; Biomedical electrodes; Cables; Etching; Fabrication; Insulation; Nervous system; Performance evaluation; Polyimides; Resists;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1996. Bridging Disciplines for Biomedicine. Proceedings of the 18th Annual International Conference of the IEEE

Conference_Location

Amsterdam

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3811-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMBS.1996.656994

Filename

656994