Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) polymer coatings facilitate smaller neural recording electrodes.
We investigated using poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) to lower the impedance of small, gold recording electrodes with initial impedances outside of the effective recording range. Smaller electrode sites enable more densely packed arrays, increasing the number of input and output channels to and from the brain. Moreover, smaller electrode sizes promote smaller probe designs; decreasing the dimensions of the implanted probe has been demonstrated to decrease the inherent immune response, a known contributor to the failure of long-term implants. As expected, chronically implanted control electrodes were unable to record well-isolated unit activity, primarily as a result of a dramatically increased noise floor. Conversely, electrodes coated with PEDOT consistently recorded high-quality neural activity, and exhibited a much lower noise floor than controls. These results demonstrate that PEDOT coatings enable electrode designs 15 µm in diameter.
Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA. ludwigk@umich.edu
Kip A
KA
Ludwig
Nicholas B
NB
Langhals
Mike D
MD
Joseph
Sarah M
SM
Richardson-Burns
Jeffrey L
JL
Hendricks
Daryl R
DR
Kipke
D000818:Animals; D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000737:chemistry / Q000592:standards; D019086:Bridged Bicyclo Compounds, Heterocyclic / Q000737:chemistry*; D004567:Electrodes, Implanted / Q000592:standards; D008297:Male; D008839:Microelectrodes / Q000592:standards; D009044:Motor Cortex / Q000502:physiology; D009474:Neurons / Q000502:physiology*; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry*; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley
D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D019086:Bridged Bicyclo Compounds, Heterocyclic; D011108:Polymers; C121383:poly(3,4-ethylene dioxythiophene)
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