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256ThinMEA
256ThinMEA200/30iR-ITO
Technical Specifications 256ThinMEA200/30iR-ITO
Temperature compatibility 0 - 125 °C
Dimension (W x D x H) 49 mm x 49 mm x 1 mm
Thickness of the glass part 180 m
Base material Glass on ceramic carrier
Contact pads and track material Indium tin oxide (ITO)
Electrode diameter 30 m
Interelectrode distance (centre to centre) 200 m
Electrode height Planar
Electrode type Titanium nitride (TiN)
Isolation type Silicon nitride (SiN)
Electrode impedance 30 - 50 k
Electrode layout grid 16 x 16
Number of recording electrodes 252
Number of reference electrodes 4 internal reference electrodes (iR)
Contact pads for reference electrodes (connected to ground) 4
MC_Rack
Source layout in “Data Source Setup” Configuration
Channel map 16 x 16.cmp
MEA perfusion chamber (w/o) Without ring
(gr) Glass ring: ID +/- 19 mm, OD 24 mm, height 6 / 12 mm
(pr) Plastic ring without thread: ID 26.5 mm, OD 30 mm, height 6 / 3 mm
(pr-T) Plastic ring with thread: ID 26 mm, OD 30 mm, height 6 / 15 mm
Thin microelectrode array with 16 x 16 layout.
The electrodes are embedded in a very thin
glass substrate on a robust ceramic carrier.
Contact pads and tracks are made from
transparent ITO for high resolution imaging.
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