Diamond micro-electrode arrays (MEAs): A new route for in-vitro applications

Microelectrode arrays (MEAs) are extracellular devices allowing both recording and electrical stimulation of neuronal or cardiac cells. Interfacing cellular networks with MEAs leads to a better knowledge and understanding of the mechanisms of biological tissue and can be used for restorative purpose...

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Published in2013 Symposium on Design, Test, Integration and Packaging of MEMS/MOEMS (DTIP) pp. 1 - 4
Main Authors Cottance, Myline, Nazeer, Sebastien, Rousseau, Lionel, Lissorgues, Gaelle, Bongrain, Alexandre, Kiran, Raphael, Scorsone, Emmanuel, Bergonzo, Philippe, Bendali, Amel, Picaud, Serge, Joucla, Sebastien, Yvert, Blaise
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.04.2013
Subjects
diamond electrode
Diamonds
Electric potential
electrical stimulation
Electrodes
Extracellular
Materials
Metals
microelectrode arrays
neural network
recording
Retina
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Summary:Microelectrode arrays (MEAs) are extracellular devices allowing both recording and electrical stimulation of neuronal or cardiac cells. Interfacing cellular networks with MEAs leads to a better knowledge and understanding of the mechanisms of biological tissue and can be used for restorative purposes using neural prosthesis. We report the fabrication of in vitro 8×8 and 4×15 planar boron-doped nanocrystalline diamond (BNCD) MEAs using microtechnology. The BNCD for our MEA electrodes have been characterized electrochemically and we show that these devices offer good recording properties as compared to other standard electrode materials (such as Ti-Pt or Au).
ISBN:146734477X
9781467344777