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Biomimetic Microtexturing for Neurosurgical Probe Surfaces to Influence Tribological Characteristics During Tissue Penetration by Andreas Schneider; Luca Frasson; Tassanai Parittotokkaporn; Ferdinando M. Rodriguez y Baena; Brian L. Davies; S. Ejaz Huq is a Engineering article available to read on EtoBox.

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For the development of a novel type of neurosurgical probes, surface texturing and various microstructure geometries were fabricated and investigated as to their tribological properties during penetration of a probe into brain tissue. The surface texture and the penetration mechanism under investigation were inspired by the ovipositor of the wood-boring wasp Sirex noctilio. Fabrication techniques for microelectronic mechanical systems (MEMS) were employed to engineer this novel biomimetic neurosurgical probe using SU-8 photoresist, Si, and silicone dispersion. Fin-and tooth-like high-aspect-ratio (HAR) side wall microstructures were produced for the surface texture and subsequently integrated into a needletype probe made by microstereolithography (MSTL). The assembled needle probe with the SU-8 microstructures was used to determine the different bidirectional resistance force during a probe insertion and extraction into soft tissue (including cadaveric animal brain).

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Author

Andreas Schneider; Luca Frasson; Tassanai Parittotokkaporn; Ferdinando M. Rodriguez y Baena; Brian L. Davies; S. Ejaz Huq

Publisher

Elsevier Science; Elsevier ; Elsevier BV (ISSN 0167-9317)

Published

2009

Language

EN

Field

Engineering (Physical Sciences)