Year: 2013
Type: dissertation
Abstract: Limitations in the currently available technology for neural probes impede our progress towards a comprehensive brain activity map. The lack of understanding the brain function leads to limited options for the treatment of neurological disorders. In this thesis, I employed a two-step thermal drawing process (TDP), widely used in fabrication of optical fibers, to create arrays of metal microelectrodes embedded in a polymer cladding. The pitch and size of the electrodes were determined on the macroscale and preserved during the TDP. I have applied these fiber-inspired probes to record spontaneous and stimulated neural activity in vivo.
Author: Andrés Canales
Language: English
Subfield: Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
Field: Neuroscience
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1486046273