- Fabrication of implantable microelectrode arrays by laser cutting of silicone rubber and platinum foil.
Fabrication of implantable microelectrode arrays by laser cutting of silicone rubber and platinum foil.
Journal of neural engineering (2005-05-07)
M Schuettler, S Stiess, B V King, G J Suaning
PMID15876647
ABSTRACT
A new method for fabrication of microelectrode arrays comprised of traditional implant materials is presented. The main construction principle is the use of spun-on medical grade silicone rubber as insulating substrate material and platinum foil as conductor (tracks, pads and electrodes). The silicone rubber and the platinum foil are patterned by laser cutting using an Nd:YAG laser and a microcontroller-driven, stepper-motor operated x-y table. The method does not require expensive clean room facilities and offers an extremely short design-to-prototype time of below 1 day. First prototypes demonstrate a minimal achievable feature size of about 30 microm.
MATERIALS
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Product Description
Platinum, foil, 50x50mm, thickness 0.1mm, as rolled, 99.99+%
Platinum, foil, 6mm disks, thickness 0.005mm, as rolled, 99.95%
Platinum, foil, 0.05m coil, thickness 0.025mm, coil width .4mm, as rolled, 99.95%
Platinum, foil, 0.1m coil, thickness 0.029mm, coil width .34mm, annealed, 99.99%
Platinum, foil, 8mm disks, thickness 0.005mm, as rolled, 99.95%
Platinum, foil, 4mm disks, thickness 0.01mm, as rolled, 99.95%
Platinum, foil, not light tested, 50x50mm, thickness 0.01mm, as rolled, 99.95%
Platinum, foil, 30x30mm, thickness 0.2mm, as rolled, 99.95%
Platinum, foil, 25x25mm, thickness 0.125mm, as rolled, 99.99+%
Platinum, foil, light tested, 50x50mm, thickness 0.05mm, as rolled, 99.95%
Platinum, foil, 10mm disks, thickness 0.0125mm, as rolled, 99.95%
Platinum, foil, 10mm disks, thickness 0.0075mm, as rolled, 99.95%
Platinum, foil, 6mm disks, thickness 0.025mm, as rolled, 99.99+%
Platinum, foil, 0.2m coil, thickness 0.029mm, coil width .34mm, annealed, 99.99%
Platinum, foil, 6mm disks, thickness 0.004mm, as rolled, 99.95%
Platinum, foil, 0.2m coil, thickness 0.045mm, coil width .75mm, as rolled, 99.95%
Platinum, foil, 15mm disks, thickness 0.025mm, as rolled, 99.95%
Platinum, foil, not light tested, 100x100mm, thickness 0.0125mm, as rolled, 99.95%
Platinum, foil, not light tested, 100x100mm, thickness 0.01mm, as rolled, 99.95%
Platinum, foil, not light tested, 25x25mm, thickness 0.005mm, as rolled, 99.95%
Platinum, foil, light tested, 50x50mm, thickness 0.025mm, as rolled, 99.99+%
Platinum, foil, not light tested, 50x50mm, thickness 0.003mm, as rolled, 99.95%
Platinum, foil, 25x25mm, thickness 0.25mm, as rolled, 99.99+%
Platinum, foil, not light tested, 50x50mm, thickness 0.0125mm, as rolled, 99.95%
Platinum, foil, 8mm disks, thickness 0.0125mm, as rolled, 99.95%
Platinum, foil, light tested, 25x25mm, thickness 0.025mm, as rolled, 99.99+%
Platinum, foil, not light tested, 25x25mm, thickness 0.0075mm, as rolled, 99.95%
Platinum, foil, 8mm disks, thickness 0.01mm, as rolled, 99.95%
Platinum, foil, not light tested, 50x50mm, thickness 0.00075mm, permanent polyester support, 99.85%