An improved thin-film microelectrode array and signal conditioning board for measuring cardiac surface potentials.

Bio MEMS;MEMS;Microelectrodes;Cardiac;Surface laplacian

Christopher Hayward Osborne

University:University of Louisville

Department:Bioengineering

关键词: Bio MEMS;    MEMS;    Microelectrodes;    Cardiac;    Surface laplacian;   

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美国|英语

来源: The Universite of Louisville's Institutional Repository

【 摘 要 】

The work outlined in this thesis expanded on previous work to improve a thin-film microfabricated electrode array intended for cardiac electrophysiology studies. A thin layer of silver was added in between titanium and platinum electrical trace layers to reduce electrode resistance. A 200 nm layer of silver decreased electrode resistance by an order of magnitude. In addition, a new high quality signal conditioning board was developed using precision operational amplifiers from Texas Instruments. Both new sensor and board design were verified together through in vivo studies using rabbit, goat, and dog hearts.