Microelectrode arrays for neurostimulation fabricated by integrated circuit technology

Sonochemically Fabricated Microelectrode Arrays for Use as Sensing Platforms

The development, manufacture, modification and subsequent utilisation of sonochemically-formed microelectrode arrays is described for a range of applications. Initial fabrication of the sensing platform utilises ultrasonic ablation of electrochemically insulating polymers deposited upon conductive carbon substrates, forming an array of up to 70,000 microelectrode pores cm(-2). Electrochemical a...

Nanocrystalline diamond microelectrode arrays fabricated on sapphire technology for high-time resolution of quantal catecholamine secretion from chromaffin cells.

The quantal release of oxidizable molecules can be successfully monitored by means of polarized carbon fiber microelectrodes (CFEs) positioned in close proximity to the cell membrane. To partially overcome certain CFE limitations, mainly related to their low spatial resolution and lack of optical transparency, we developed a planar boron-doped nanocrystalline diamond (NCD) prototype, grown on a...

Agarose microwell based neuronal micro-circuit arrays on microelectrode arrays for high throughput drug testing.

For cell-based biosensor applications, dissociated neurons have been cultured on planar microelectrode arrays (MEAs) to measure the network activity with substrate-embedded microelectrodes. There has been a need for a multi-well type platform to reduce the data collection time and increase the statistical power for data analysis. This study presents a novel method to convert a conventional MEA ...

Microelectrode Arrays

The development of implantable devices which enable fully wireless transmission of brain signals, recorded by microelectrode arrays (MEA) as dynamical neural circuit information, is one important goal for advancing human neuroprostheses. Current brain sensing research for prostheses via first clinical trials is offering tantalizing glimpses for the future, even if these technologies are cumbers...

Integration of Carbon Nanotubes in Microelectrode Arrays by Microcontact Printing and Electropolymeriza- tion for Neurostimulation and Biosensing Applications