ASPECTS OF SILICONE-RUBBER AS AN ENCAPSULANT FOR NEUROLOGICAL PROSTHESES .1. OSMOSIS

被引:35
作者
DONALDSON, PEK
机构
[1] MRC Neurological Prostheses Unit, London, SE5 8BB
关键词
IMPLANT; OSMOSIS; SILICONE RUBBER;
D O I
10.1007/BF02446293
中图分类号
TP39 [计算机的应用];
学科分类号
081203 ; 0835 ;
摘要
Silicone rubber is not, at first sight, a promising material with which to encapsulate a piece of implantable microelectronics expected to last ten or twenty years. It is well known to be very permeable to water. In fact, if correctly applied, it performs very well for ten years, possibly longer. The paper considers the part played by osmosis in achieving satisfactory performance combined with simple technology.
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页码:34 / 39
页数:6
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