WO2002087685A3 - High-density array of micro-machined electrodes for neural stimulation - Google Patents

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WO2002087685A3
WO2002087685A3 PCT/US2002/014047 US0214047W WO02087685A3 WO 2002087685 A3 WO2002087685 A3 WO 2002087685A3 US 0214047 W US0214047 W US 0214047W WO 02087685 A3 WO02087685 A3 WO 02087685A3
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Andy Hung
Robert J Greenberg
Dao Min Zhou
Neil H Talbot
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The present invention is a micro-machined electrode (10) for neural-electronic interfaces which can achieve a ten times lower impedance and higher charge injection limit for a given material and planar area.
PCT/US2002/014047 2001-05-01 2002-05-01 High-density array of micro-machined electrodes for neural stimulation WO2002087685A2 (en)

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