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Electrical neurostimulation with imbalanced waveform mitigates dissolution of platinum electrodes.
Journal of Neural Engineering 2016 September 22
OBJECTIVE: Electrical neurostimulation has traditionally been limited to the use of charge-balanced waveforms. Charge-imbalanced and monophasic waveforms are not used to deliver clinical therapy, because it is believed that these stimulation paradigms may generate noxious electrochemical species that cause tissue damage.
APPROACH: In this study, we investigated the dissolution of platinum as one of such irreversible reactions over a range of charge densities up to 160 μC cm-2 with current-controlled first phase, capacitive discharge second phase waveforms of both cathodic-first and anodic-first polarity. We monitored the concentration of platinum in solution under different stimulation delivery conditions including charge-balanced, charge-imbalanced, and monophasic pulses.
MAIN RESULTS: We observed that platinum dissolution decreased during charge-imbalanced and monophasic stimulation when compared to charge-balanced waveforms.
SIGNIFICANCE: This observation provides an opportunity to re-evaluate the charge-balanced waveform as the primary option for sustainable neural stimulation.
APPROACH: In this study, we investigated the dissolution of platinum as one of such irreversible reactions over a range of charge densities up to 160 μC cm-2 with current-controlled first phase, capacitive discharge second phase waveforms of both cathodic-first and anodic-first polarity. We monitored the concentration of platinum in solution under different stimulation delivery conditions including charge-balanced, charge-imbalanced, and monophasic pulses.
MAIN RESULTS: We observed that platinum dissolution decreased during charge-imbalanced and monophasic stimulation when compared to charge-balanced waveforms.
SIGNIFICANCE: This observation provides an opportunity to re-evaluate the charge-balanced waveform as the primary option for sustainable neural stimulation.
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