Speeding-up the cure of one-part silicone rubber, when encapsulating neurological prostheses: the permeable mould.
The Note describes a procedure for encapsulating the implantable microelectronics in an air-curing silicone rubber, by which the shape of the casting is fully defined, and cure is achieved within an acceptable time.
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Implanted Devices Group, Department of Medical Physics and Bioengineering, University College London, 11-20 Capper St, WC1E 6JA, London, UK.
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D001698:Biomedical Engineering; D004582:Electronics, Medical / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D012826:Silicone Elastomers
D012826:Silicone Elastomers