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ArticleFrontiers in neuroscience2021

Double-Layer Flexible Neural Probe With Closely Spaced Electrodes for High-Density

Sara Pimenta, José A Rodrigues, Francisca Machado, João F Ribeiro, Marino J Maciel, Oleksandr Bondarchuk, Patricia Monteiro, João Gaspar, José H Correia, Luis Jacinto

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Article in Frontiers in neuroscience, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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15citing papers in PubMed
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 38 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Sara PimentaCMEMS-UMinho, Department of Industrial Electronics, University of Minho, Guimarães, Portugal.
José A RodriguesCMEMS-UMinho, Department of Industrial Electronics, University of Minho, Guimarães, Portugal.
Francisca MachadoLife and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Medicine, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal.
João F RibeiroCMEMS-UMinho, Department of Industrial Electronics, University of Minho, Guimarães, Portugal.
Marino J MacielCMEMS-UMinho, Department of Industrial Electronics, University of Minho, Guimarães, Portugal.
Oleksandr BondarchukInternational Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (INL), Braga, Portugal.
Patricia MonteiroLife and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Medicine, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal.
João GasparInternational Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (INL), Braga, Portugal.
José H CorreiaCMEMS-UMinho, Department of Industrial Electronics, University of Minho, Guimarães, Portugal.
Luis JacintoLife and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Medicine, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal.
University of Minho · PTInternational Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory · PT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Flexible polymer neural probes are an attractive emerging approach for invasive brain recordings, given that they can minimize the risks of brain damage or glial scaring. However, densely packed electrode sites, which can facilitate neuronal data analysis, are not widely available in flexible probes. Here, we present a new flexible polyimide neural probe, based on standard and low-cost lithography processes, which has 32 closely spaced 10 μm diameter gold electrode sites at two different depths from the probe surface arranged in a matrix, with inter-site distances of only 5 μm. The double-layer design and fabrication approach implemented also provides additional stiffening just sufficient to prevent probe buckling during brain insertion. This approach avoids typical laborious augmentation strategies used to increase flexible probes' mechanical rigidity while allowing a small brain insertion footprint. Chemical composition analysis and metrology of structural, mechanical, and electrical properties demonstrated the viability of this fabrication approach. Finally,

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electrophysiologyflexible polyimide probegold electrodeslithography processesneuronal activityoptogeneticspolymer microfabrication

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PMID34211364
PMCPMC8239195
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