Electrodeposited platinum-iridium coating improves in vivo recording performance of chronically implanted microelectrode arrays

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Reliable single unit neuron recordings from chronically implanted microelectrode arrays (MEAs) are essential tools in the field of neural engineering. However, following implantation, MEAs undergo a foreign body response that functionally isolates them from the brain and reduces the useful longevity of the array. We tested a novel electrodeposited platinum-iridium coating (EPIC) on penetrating recording MEAs to determine if it improved recording performance. We chronically implanted the arrays in rats and used electrophysiological and histological measurements to compare quantitatively the single unit recording performance of coated vs. uncoated electrodes over a 12-week period. The coated electrodes had substantially lower impedance at 1 kHz and reduced noise, increased signal-to-noise ratio, and increased number of discernible units per electrode as compared to uncoated electrodes. Post-mortem immunohistochemistry showed no significant differences in the immune response between coated and uncoated electrodes. Overall, the EPIC arrays provided superior recording performance than uncoated arrays, likely due to lower electrode impedance and reduced noise.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:205

Enthalten in:

Biomaterials - 205(2019) vom: 05. Juni, Seite 120-132

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Cassar, Isaac R [VerfasserIn]
Yu, Chunxiu [VerfasserIn]
Sambangi, Jaydeep [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Curtis D [VerfasserIn]
Whalen, John J [VerfasserIn]
Petrossians, Artin [VerfasserIn]
Grill, Warren M [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

44448S9773
49DFR088MY
Coated Materials, Biocompatible
Electrode surface modification
Electrodeposited platinum iridium
Foreign body response
Iridium
Journal Article
Neural interface
Neural recording
Platinum
Rats
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 27.08.2020

Date Revised 27.08.2020

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.biomaterials.2019.03.017

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM295475234