Title :
Solid-state microsensors for cortical nerve recordings
Author_Institution :
Center for Integrated Sensors & Circuits, Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Abstract :
The author discusses the application of solid-state microsensors and recording microprobes in acquiring neural signals. The combination of precision photolithographic techniques afforded by integrated circuit techniques, and the exacting micromachining capabilities available in silicon enable one to implement biomedical sensors that are smaller, more reproducible, and much more capable in terms of their functionality and signal processing capabilities than their predecessors.<>
Keywords :
bioelectric potentials; biological techniques and instruments; brain; electric sensing devices; neurophysiology; probes; biomedical sensors; cortical nerve recordings; integrated circuit techniques; neural signals acquisition; neurophysiological research instrumentation; precise micromachining capabilities; precision photolithographic techniques; recording microprobes; signal processing capabilities; solid-state microsensors; Biosensors; Cells (biology); Central nervous system; Extracellular; Microsensors; Nervous system; Neurons; Probes; Silicon; Solid state circuits;
Journal_Title :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine, IEEE
