Title :
Acute Performance of the Thin-Film Longitudinal Intra-Fascicular Electrode
Author :
Yoshida, Ken ; Hennings, Kristian ; Kammer, Sascha
Author_Institution :
Center for Sensory-Motor Interaction, Aalborg Univ.
Abstract :
A thin-film microfabricated multisite longitudinal intra-fascicular electrode (LIFE) array was realized as a patterned thin film on polyimide structure. These electrodes were tested in the acute rabbit animal preparation to determine their recording characteristics for comparison to standard metal wire LIFEs and the cuff electrode. It was found that the tfLIFE provided nearly as high signal amplitudes as the metal electrodes, with greater recording selectivity, making them a promising peripheral nerve interface for advanced FNS and neuroprosthetic applications
Keywords :
biomedical electrodes; microelectrodes; micromachining; neurophysiology; prosthetics; thin film devices; cuff electrode; electrode array; longitudinal intra-fascicular electrode; metal wire electrode; microfabricated multisite electrode; neuroprosthetic application; peripheral nerve interface; polyimide structure; recording characteristics; thin-film electrode; Animals; Biomedical electrodes; Biomedical engineering; Cable insulation; Metallization; Neural prosthesis; Polyimides; Rabbits; Transistors; Wire;
Conference_Titel :
Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, 2006. BioRob 2006. The First IEEE/RAS-EMBS International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Pisa
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0040-6
DOI :
10.1109/BIOROB.2006.1639102
