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The fabrication of low-impedance nanoporous gold multiple-electrode arrays for neural electrophysiology studies.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20203356     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Neural electrodes are essential tools for the study of the nervous system and related diseases. Low electrode impedance is a figure of merit for sensitive detection of neural electrical activity and numerous studies have aimed to reduce impedance. Unfortunately, most of these efforts have been tethered by a combination of poor functional coating adhesion, complicated fabrication techniques, and poor fabrication repeatability. We address these issues with a facile method for reliably producing multiple-electrode arrays with low impedance by patterning highly adherent nanoporous gold films using conventional microfabrication techniques. The high surface area-to-volume ratio of self-assembled nanoporous gold results in a more than 25-fold improvement in the electrode-electrolyte impedance, where at 1 kHz, 850 kOmega impedance for conventional Au electrodes is reduced to 30 kOmega for nanoporous gold electrodes. Low impedance provides a superior signal-to-noise ratio for detection of neural activity in noisy environments. We systematically studied the effect of film morphology on electrode impedance and successfully recorded field potentials from rat hippocampal slices. Here, we present our fabrication approach, the relationship between film morphology and impedance, and field potential recordings.
Authors:
Erkin Seker; Yevgeny Berdichevsky; Matthew R Begley; Michael L Reed; Kevin J Staley; Martin L Yarmush
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.     Date:  2010-03-05
Journal Detail:
Title:  Nanotechnology     Volume:  21     ISSN:  1361-6528     ISO Abbreviation:  Nanotechnology     Publication Date:  2010 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-03-05     Completed Date:  2010-05-18     Revised Date:  2011-09-26    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101241272     Medline TA:  Nanotechnology     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  125504     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Center for Engineering in Medicine, Department of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Shriners Hospitals for Children, Boston, MA, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Cell Adhesion / physiology
Electric Impedance
Electrodes*
Electrophysiology / instrumentation*
Gold / chemistry*
Hippocampus / cytology,  physiology*
Metal Nanoparticles / chemistry*
Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
Neurons / physiology*
Porosity
Rats
Rats, Sprague-Dawley
Silver / chemistry
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
F32 MH079662-01A1/MH/NIMH NIH HHS; F32-MH079662/MH/NIMH NIH HHS; P41 EB002503-07/EB/NIBIB NIH HHS; P41-EB002503/EB/NIBIB NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
7440-22-4/Silver; 7440-57-5/Gold
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