Electrochemical Properties of Platinum, Glassy Carbon, and Pyrographite as Stimulating Electrodes
- 1 November 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology
- Vol. 9 (6) , 1225-1229
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-8159.1986.tb06699.x
Abstract
Presently, platinum, platinum-iridium, and carbon (glossy and pyrographite) are the preferred materials to be used as stimulating electrodes. Electrochemical tests revealed higher thresholds with Pt-Ir, which possibly are a result of excessive connective tissue growth. A porous structure appears to be preferred especially if the electrode materials are smooth and activated glassy carbon. When comparing power consumption, glassy carbon was found to be a superior electrode material.Keywords
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