Preliminary study of thermal impact of a microelectrode array implanted in the brain

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Publication Type Journal Article
School or College College of Engineering
Department Electrical & Computer Engineering
Creator Harrison, Reid R.;Normann, Richard A.
Other Author Kim, Sohee; Solzbacher, Florian
Title Preliminary study of thermal impact of a microelectrode array implanted in the brain
Date 2006-08
Description One requirement of a chronically implantable, wireless neural interface device is the integration of electronic circuitry with the microelectrode array. Since the electronic IC dissipates a certain amount of power, it will affect the temperature in the tissues surrounding the implant site. In this paper, the thermal influence of an integrated, 3-dimensional Utah Electrode Array, to be implanted in the brain was investigated with simulations using the finite element method (FEM). A temperature increase in the brain tissue was predicted using preliminary simulations with simplified models. The model and method used in the simulations were verified by simple in vitro experiments.
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Publisher Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
First Page 2986
Last Page 2989
DOI 10.1109/IEMBS.2006.260307
Subject Microelectrode arrays; Neural recording; Utah Electrode Array; Thermal impact
Subject LCSH Microelectrodes; Implants, Artificial; Integrated circuits; Brain -- Physiology
Language eng
Conference Title 2006 International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society; ; New York, NY, USA
Bibliographic Citation Kim, S., Normann, R., Harrison, R. R., & Solzbacher, F. (2006). Preliminary study of thermal impact of a microelectrode array implanted in the brain. Proceedings of the 2006 International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC 2006), 2986-9.
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