Title :
Assembly-ready brain microelectrode arrays
Author :
Fofonoff, T. ; Martel, Sylvain ; Hunter, I.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. Eng., Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
The capabilities of wire electrical discharge machining as a method of constructing microelectrode arrays are highlighted, and new assembly procedures based on this technique are presented. Particular attention is paid to the design of the connection between the mechanical array and the front-end electronics, a problem that is common to the construction of all microelectrode array assemblies.
Keywords :
bioelectric phenomena; biomedical electrodes; brain; electrical discharge machining; microelectrodes; neurophysiology; prosthetics; EDM; assembly-ready brain microelectrode array; front-end electronics; intracortical recording; mechanical array; neuroprosthesis; wire electrical discharge machining; Assembly; Connectors; Electrodes; Implants; Laboratories; Machining; Microelectrodes; Neurons; Prosthetics; Signal to noise ratio;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2003. Proceedings of the 25th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7789-3
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2003.1279817
