Implantable flexible electrodes for functional electrical stimulation.
A manufacturing technology has been developed to fabricate microelectrode systems with reportedly high numbers of electrodes and high reproducibility. The approach leads to flexible microimplants without the need for heavy and large titanium or ceramic housings.
Fraunhofer Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Sulzbach, Germany. andreas.schneider@medics-network.com
Andreas
A
Schneider
Thomas
T
Stieglitz
D020099:Coated Materials, Biocompatible / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D004548:Elasticity; D004558:Electric Stimulation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004567:Electrodes, Implanted; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D008839:Microelectrodes; D012117:Resins, Synthetic / Q000737:chemistry*
D020099:Coated Materials, Biocompatible; D012117:Resins, Synthetic; C029945:polyimide resin