Electrode Surface Modification

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HIERARCHICAL SURFACE RESTRUCTURING™

An advanced surface technology for next generation neural interfacing applications.

  • A tunable surface treatment to meet electrochemical performance requirements of all neural interfacing devices
  • Ultra-high surface area electrodes using our patented laser restructuring technology
  • Unprecedented improvement in electrochemical performance
  • Applicable to cardiac rhythm management, electrophysiology, and neurostimulation devices
  • Scalable and commercially viable

Reactive-HIERARCHICAL SURFACE RESTRUCTURING

Solving the PGM Challenge. Engineering the Future.

As part of Pulse’s extensible surface engineering platform, R-HSR™ lays the foundation for future innovations in sustainable, high-performance electrode design.

ULTRATHIN-HIERARCHICAL SURFACE RESTRUCTURING

Depth-Controlled Restructuring of Ultra-Thin (<25 µm) Neural Interfacing Electrodes for Peripheral and Central Nervous Systems.

Ultrathin-HSR™ increases electrochemically active surface area and enhancing key electrochemical metrics while preserving the structural integrity of ultrathin electrodes.

ANTIBACTERIAL-HSR™ ELECTRODES

Electrochemical Performance Extended to Infection Control.

Antibacterial-HSR™ integrates antibacterial functionality with a high-performance electrochemical electrode architecture.

ANTIBACTERIAL METAL OXIDE COATINGS

Add anticrobial protection to implantable surfaces.

Pulse Technologies provides antibacterial metal oxide coatings—thin-film surface technologies such as zinc oxide (ZnO) and copper oxide (CuO)—that introduce antimicrobial functionality to implantable components.

TITANIUM NITRIDE (TiN) COATINGS

High surface area, columnar, porous and fractal TiN coatings for cardiac rhythm management devices.

  • Physical vapor deposition (PVD) process via reactive magnetron sputtering
  • Microstructural and performance tunability
  • Improvement in capacitance and charge injection capacity with low impedance
  • Uniform coatings on complex electrodes using Isoflux cathode technology
  • Scalable and commercially viable

IRIDIUM OXIDE COATINGS

High Charge Storage Capacity. High Capacitance. Low Impedance. Proven Durability.

A proven solution that doesn’t compromising stability or manufacturability in long-term implantable cardiac pacing and neurostimulation devices.

PLATINUM GROUP METAL (PGM) OXIDE COATINGS

Expanding PGM oxide coating options for neurostimulation electrode design.

Pulse Technologies’ ongoing exploration evaluates platinum group metal oxides for their potential in next generation neurostimulation electrodes.

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