A laboratory instrument for characterizing multiple microelectrodes

Author

Zhe Hu ; Troyk, Philip ; DeMichele, Glenn ; Kerns, Douglas ; Bak, Martin

Author_Institution

Sigenics Inc., Chicago, IL, USA

fYear

2013

fDate

3-7 July 2013

Firstpage

1558

Lastpage

1561

Abstract

The task of chronic monitoring and characterizing a large number of microelectrodes can be tedious and error prone, especially if needed to be done in vivo. This paper presents a lab instrument that automates the measurement and data processing, allowing for large numbers of electrodes to be characterized within a short time period. A version 1.0 of the Electrode Analyser System (EAS 1.0) has already been used in various neural engineering laboratories, as well by one electrode array manufacturer. The goal of the current work is to implement the EAS 2.0 system that provides improved performance beyond that of the 1.0 system, as well as reducing size and cost.

Keywords

biomedical electrodes; biomedical measurement; electrochemical electrodes; microelectrodes; neurophysiology; EAS 1.0 system; EAS 2.0 system; chronic monitoring; data processing; electrode analyser system; electrode array manufacturer; laboratory instrument; multiple microelectrodes; neural engineering laboratory; Arrays; Current measurement; Electrodes; Implants; Instruments; Software; Voltage measurement;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2013 35th Annual International Conference of the IEEE

Conference_Location

Osaka

ISSN

1557-170X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/EMBC.2013.6609811

Filename

6609811