Implantable Electrodes & Fabrication from MicroConnex

	Thin films are often the method of choice for fabrication of implantable electrodes, where achieving the necessary size, mass and biocompatibility can prove challenging.

	Detail view of sputtered gold on Liquid Crystal Polymer; traces from a prototype cochlear implant electrode.	The electrode is folded and laminated, then laser micromachined to expose the electrodes as desired; this early prototype is sized for implantation in a cat cochlea.