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    Electronic Resource
    Springer
    Biomedical microdevices 2 (2000), S. 283-294 
    ISSN: 1572-8781
    Keywords: neural prostheses ; MEMS ; polyimide ; electrical stimulation ; implant
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine , Technology
    Notes: Abstract Micromachining technologies were established to fabricate microelectrode arrays and devices for interfacing parts of the central or peripheral nervous system in case of neuronal disorders. The devices were part of a neural prosthesis that allows simultaneous multichannel recording and multisite stimulation of neurons. Overcoming the brittle mechanics of silicon, we established a process technology to fabricate light-weighted and highly flexible polyimide based devices. Concerning the challenging housing demands close to the nerve to prevent mechanical induced nerve traumatization, we integrated interconnects to decouple the nerve interface from plugs and signal processing electronics. Hybrid integration with a new assembling technique—the MicroFlex interconnection (MFI)—has been applied for the connection of the flexible microsystems to silicon microelectronics. In this paper, we present different shapes and applications of the flexible electrodes: sieve electrodes for regeneration studies, cuff electrodes for interfacing peripheral nerves, and a retina implant for ganglion cell stimulation. The discussion is focused on electrode and material properties and the hybrid assembly of a fully implantable neural prosthesis.
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    ISSN: 1433-0458
    Keywords: Schlüsselwörter Tip-Link-Hypothese ; Lärmschwerhörigkeit ; Schalltrauma ; Tinnitus ; TTS ; Key words Tip link hypothesis ; Noise-induced hearing loss ; Tinnitus ; TTS
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Description / Table of Contents: Abstract Sound overexposure is known to cause damage to cochlear structures and can induce permanent or temporary hearing loss and tinnitus. Perhaps the most sensitive of these structures to sound overexposure are the tip links. In this paper the elecrophysiological effects of pharmacological destruction of the tip links of outer hair cells was investigated. Outer hair cells treated with elastase (20 U/mL) or BAPTA (5 mM) no longer responded to sinusoidal stimuli. In contrast to common belief, transduction channels opened due to loss of tip links. Such opened channels can allow K+ and Ca2+ to enter the cell from the endolymphatic space and could lead to permanent depolarization. This influx of cations caused by loss of tip links, together with the subsequent hair-cell depolarization, might be a source of sensorineural hearing loss and tinnitus associated with acoustic trauma.
    Notes: Zusammenfassung Eine extreme Lärmexposition ist bekannt dafür, Schädigungen des Gehörs hervorzurufen, die sich in permanenter oder temporärer Schwerhörigkeit und Tinnitus manifestieren können. Vor allem die Stereozilien der Haarsinneszellen stellen einen sensiblen Angriffspunkt dar: deren rämliche Ordnung und ihre Verbindungsfilamente (Tip-Links) können zerstört werden. In der vorliegenden Arbeit wurde die Auswirkung einer pharmakologischen Zerstörung der Tip-Links auf das elektrophysiologische Verhalten der Zelle untersucht. Es zeigte sich, dass die behandelten äußeren Haarsinneszellen nicht mehr mechanosensitiv für nasische Stimuli waren, was die Wichtigkeit der Tip-Links bei der Reiztransduktion unterstreicht. Entgegen der allgemeinen Erwartung gingen die mechanoelektrischen Transduktionskanäle aber in einen offenen Zustand über. Durch die permanent offenen Kannäle strömen dauerhaft hauptsächlich K+- und Ca2+-Ionen aus der Endolymphe in die Zelle ein und führen zu einer Depolarisation. Dieser durch den Verlust der Tip-Links verursachte Einstrom von Kationen und die Depolarisation der Zelle können ein Teil der Ursache einer dem Schalltrauma begleitenden Symptomatik wie Innenohrschwerhörigkeit und Tinnitus sein.
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