title: Polymer-based shaft microelectrodes with optical and fluidic capabilities as a tool for optogenetics.
abstract: In this work, we describe the fabrication of a polymer-based shaft electrode which can conduct light as well as fluids to a target brain region and record electrical neural signals from the same tissue volume simultaneously. This multifunctional neural probe is intended to facilitate optogenetic in vivo experiments.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory for Biomedical Microtechnology, Department of Microsystems Engineering-IMTEK and the Bernstein Center Freiburg, Albert-Ludwigs-UniversitätFreiburg, Freiburg, Germany. Birthe.Rubehn@imtek.uni-freiburg.de
authors.forename: Birthe
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Rubehn
authors.forename: Steffen B E
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Wolff
authors.forename: Philip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tovote
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schuettler
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lüthi
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Stieglitz
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000502:physiology*; D008839:Microelectrodes; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry*; D014785:Vision, Ocular
chemical_list: D011108:Polymers