Cochlear implant studies using animal models have played a substantial role in obtaining preclinical data. As various types of animal models are used for the studies, the size of electrode array should be adjusted to the size of target animal model. Particularly, small animals such as rodents require smaller electrode array than the electrode used for human cochlear implants. We previously reported a newly developed manufacturing technology for 32-channel cochlear electrode array featuring high productivity and low cost using automated laser micro-machining and layer-based silicone deposition process. In this work, authors introduce the manufacturing method of electrode array for rodent model.

Manufacturable Smaller Cochlear Electrode Array for Rodent Model

It is with great pleasure and enthusiasm, that on behalf of the Cochlear Implant centers of the Radboud UMC in Nijmegen and Erasmus MC Sophia Children’s Hospital in Rotterdam to invite you to attend the 16th European Symposium on Pediatric Cochlear Implantation to Rotterdam, the Netherlands in 2023.

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