Recent progress on parylene C polymer for biomedical applications: A review

M Golda-Cepa, K Engvall, M Hakkarainen… - Progress in Organic …, 2020 - Elsevier
Parylene C films have numerous advantages. The versatility of parylene C coatings makes
them useful in a broad range of biomedical applications. The coatings are widely used …

Emerging encapsulation technologies for long-term reliability of microfabricated implantable devices

SH Ahn, J Jeong, SJ Kim - Micromachines, 2019 - mdpi.com
The development of reliable long-term encapsulation technologies for implantable
biomedical devices is of paramount importance for the safe and stable operation of implants …

[HTML][HTML] Soft, conformal PDMS-based ECoG electrode array for long-term in vivo applications

H Moon, JW Jang, S Park, JH Kim, JS Kim… - Sensors and Actuators B …, 2024 - Elsevier
Electrocorticogram (ECoG) electrode arrays based on soft materials, such as
polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS), are preferable because they can be implanted with better …

[HTML][HTML] Bioperformance analysis of parylene C coating for implanted nickel titanium alloy

WC Kuo, TC Wu, CF Wu, WC Wang - Materials Today Communications, 2021 - Elsevier
This study systematically conducted a bioperformance analysis of parylene C coating on
implanted nickel titanium (NiTi) alloy. The NiTi alloy samples with parylene C coating were …

Mechanical interlocking to improve metal–polymer adhesion in polymer-based neural electrodes and its impact on device reliability

TM Gwon, JH Kim, GJ Choi, SJ Kim - Journal of materials science, 2016 - Springer
The polymer–metal interface is one of the most critical parts in polymer-based neural
implants in relation to their long-term reliability. In this study, we aim to suggest a feasible …

Effect of parylene C coating on the antibiocorrosive and mechanical properties of different magnesium alloys

MA Surmeneva, A Vladescu, CM Cotrut, AI Tyurin… - Applied Surface …, 2018 - Elsevier
In this paper, parylene C coating with the thickness of 2 μm was deposited on different
magnesium alloy substrates (AZ31, WE43 and AZ91). The structure and phase composition …

Investigation on Parylene-C based neural electrodes by accelerated life test and reliability improvement using polyimide flexible cable

JH Kim, DH Baek, DH Kim, DW Park - Current Applied Physics, 2022 - Elsevier
Since the encapsulation layer of the neural electrode plays an important role in determining
the reliability of the device, more studies on the long-term reliability of Parylene-C are …

Enhanced Thin‐Film Encapsulation Through Micron‐Scale Anchors

N Mintz Hemed, A Pham, ET Zhao… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Implantable medical devices require protective encapsulation to isolate them from the
biological environment. Parylene‐C (PaC) is a prevalent encapsulation polymer but is …

Evaluation of polymer-coated carbon nanotube flexible microelectrodes for biomedical applications

C Ruhunage, V Dhawan, CP Nawarathne, A Hoque… - Bioengineering, 2023 - mdpi.com
The demand for electrically insulated microwires and microfibers in biomedical applications
is rapidly increasing. Polymer protective coatings with high electrical resistivity, good …

Recent progress on non-conventional microfabricated probes for the chronic recording of cortical neural activity

C Kim, J Jeong, SJ Kim - Sensors, 2019 - mdpi.com
Microfabrication technology for cortical interfaces has advanced rapidly over the past few
decades for electrophysiological studies and neuroprosthetic devices offering the precise …