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Clinical Results of Low Energy Unipolar or Bipolar Activated Carbon Tip Leads
Author(s) -
PIOGER GUY,
RIPART ALAIN
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
pacing and clinical electrophysiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.686
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1540-8159
pISSN - 0147-8389
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1986.tb06702.x
Subject(s) - electrode , medicine , biocompatibility , platinum , polarization (electrochemistry) , biomedical engineering , carbon fibers , population , activated carbon , optoelectronics , nanotechnology , composite material , materials science , metallurgy , adsorption , composite number , biochemistry , chemistry , environmental health , catalysis , organic chemistry
Biocompatibility of carbon makes it a good candidate for a pacing electrode. Moreover, activation of the electrode creates microporosity, which increases the surface area and reduces polarization losses. Chronic thresholds noninvasively measured on a large population of patients implanted with vitreous carbon electrodes of one manufacturer are significantly lower than those caused by polished platinum tip electrodes of the same manufacturer with similar electrode design.