In Vivo Measurements With Robust Silicon-Based Multielectrode Arrays With Extreme Shaft Lengths

In this paper, manufacturing and in vivo testing of extreme-long Si-based neural microelectrode arrays are presented. Probes with different shaft lengths (15-70 mm) are formed by deep reactive ion etching and have been equipped with platinum electrodes of various configurations. In vivo measurements...

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Published in:IEEE sensors journal 2013-09, Vol.13 (9), p.3263-3269
Main Authors: Marton, Gergely, Fekete, Zoltan, Fiath, Richard, Baracskay, Peter, Ulbert, Istvan, Juhasz, Gabor, Battistig, Gabor, Pongracz, Anita
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
deep-brain electrode
Neural microelectrode array
silicon-based microelectromechanical system
spike sorting
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Summary:In this paper, manufacturing and in vivo testing of extreme-long Si-based neural microelectrode arrays are presented. Probes with different shaft lengths (15-70 mm) are formed by deep reactive ion etching and have been equipped with platinum electrodes of various configurations. In vivo measurements on rats indicate good mechanical stability, robust implantation, and targeting capability. High-quality signals have been recorded from different locations of the cerebrum of the rodents. The accompanied tissue damage is characterized by histology.
ISSN:1530-437X
1558-1748
DOI:10.1109/JSEN.2013.2260325