Output details
13 - Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Metallurgy and Materials
University College London
Article title
An integrated implantable stimulator that is fail-safe without off-chip blocking-capacitors
Type
D - Journal article
Title of journal
IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Circuits and Systems
Article number
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Volume number
2
Issue number
3
First page of article
231
ISSN of journal
1932-4545
Year of publication
2008
Number of additional authors
2
Additional information
Safety is of paramount importance in implanted devices. For nerve or brain stimulators, there is a risk of tissue damage due to electrolysis by direct current. This paper is the world’s first implementation of an integrated stimulator that is “fail-safe” without off-chip blocking capacitors, paving the way for the development of micropackaged implants that could be safely sited close to the target tissue (e.g. inside the spinal canal). The ideas contributed to award of €10M EU NEUWalk project (www.neuwalk.eu - €1.2M to UCL, PI: Demosthenous) to pioneer advanced neuroprosthetic devices to restore motor functions after severe spinal cord injury.
Interdisciplinary
-
Cross-referral requested
-
Research group
None
Proposed double-weighted
No
Double-weighted statement
-
Reserve for a double-weighted output
No
Non-English
No
English abstract
-
