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Over-pulsing degrades activated iridium oxide films used for intracortical neural stimulation

Cogan, Stuart F, Guzelian, Andrew A, Agnew, William F, Yuen, Ted G.H, McCreery, Douglas B·2004·Journal of Neuroscience Methods

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Microelectrodes using activated iridium oxide (AIROF) charge-injection coatings have been pulsed in cat cortex at levels from near-threshold for neural excitation to the reported in vitro electrochemical charge-injection limits of AIROF. The microelectrodes were subjected to continuous biphasic current pulsing, using an 0.4V (versus Ag|AgCl) anodic bias with equal cathodal and anodal pulse widths, for periods up to 7h at a frequency of either 50Hz or 100Hz. At charge densities of 3mC/cm(2), histology revealed iridium-containing deposits in tissue adjacent to the charge-injection sites and scanning electron microscopy of explanted electrodes revealed a thickened and poorly adherent AIROF coating. Microelectrodes pulsed at 2mC/cm(2) or less remained intact, with no histologic evidence of non-biologic deposits in the tissue. AIROF microelectrodes challenged in vitro under the same pulsing conditions responded similarly, with electrodes pulsed at 3mC/cm(2) showing evidence of AIROF delamination after only 100s of pulsing at 100Hz (10,000 pulses total), while electrodes pulsed at 2mC/cm(2) for 7h at 50Hz (1.3 x 10(6) pulses total) showed no evidence of damage. In vitro electrochemical potential transient measurements in buffered physiologic saline indicate that polarizing the AIROF beyond the potential window for electrolysis of water (-0.6 to 0.8V versus Ag|AgCl) results in the observed degradation.

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  • Activated iridium oxide films have uneven growth of the oxide layer that introduces strain and can result in a tendency to delaminate from the underlying iridium metal.

    “For activated iridium oxide films, uneven growth of the oxide layer introduces strain in the oxide layer and can result in the tendency for the activated iridium oxide film to delaminate from the underlying iridium metal [12] [13].”
  • The sputtered iridium oxide film on LCP was robust and could provide a good solution for stimulation electrodes that require a flexible substrate and large charge injection capability.

    “Finally, the sputtered iridium oxide film on LCP was robust and could provide a good solution for stimulation electrodes that require a flexible substrate and large charge injection capability [12] [13].”

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Authors
Cogan, S. F., Guzelian, A. A., Agnew, W. F., Yuen, T. G. H., & McCreery, D. B.
Affiliations
  • EIC Laboratories (US)
  • Huntington Medical Research Institutes (US)
Corresponding author
Cogan, Stuart F
Venue
Journal of Neuroscience Methods
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2004-08
Volume
137
Issue
2
Pages
141-150
ISSN
0165-0270 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2155993532
Cited by
210
References
25
Citations by year
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FWCI
1.52
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Neuroscience Methods (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (N01-NS-82388, R44 NS55673-03)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Neural Engineering
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Neurology › Neurological disorders and treatments
  • Physical Sciences › Chemistry › Electrochemistry › Electrochemical Analysis and Applications
Keywords
microelectrodes, electrode degradation, coating delamination, electrochemical stability window, water electrolysis, cat cortex
MeSH terms
Animals, Cats, Cerebral Cortex, Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation, Electric Stimulation, Electrochemistry, Electrodes, Implanted, Electroplating, Iridium, Microelectrodes, Microscopy, Electron, Scanning

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