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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Biomed Mater Res A. 2012 Jul 20;100(12):3455–3462. doi: 10.1002/jbm.a.34285

Table 1.

Summary of animal numbers for in vivo testing

Group N= Description of Electrodes/Implant Sites
 Histocompatibility Pilot Studies (Supplement 1) 9 1 electrode placed per hemisphere
PEDOP 2 PEDOP electrodes placed unilaterally in the striatum and hippocampus; platinum electrodes in the contralateral striatum and hippocampus
PEDOT 2 PEDOT electrodes placed unilaterally in the striatum and hippocampus; platinum electrodes in the contralateral striatum and hippocampus
P3MT (smooth) 2 P3MT (smooth) electrodes placed unilaterally in the striatum and hippocampus; P3MT (fuzzy) electrodes in the contralateral striatum and hippocampus
P3MT (fuzzy) 1 P3MT (smooth) electrodes placed unilaterally in the striatum and hippocampus; P3MT (fuzzy) electrodes in the contralateral striatum and hippocampus
Polycarbazole (PCz) 2 PCz electrodes placed unilaterally in the striatum and hippocampus; P3MT (fuzzy) electrodes in the contralateral striatum and hippocampus
 Histocompatibility (Figures 3 and 4) 11 1 electrode placed per hemisphere
P3MT (smooth) 5 PEDOP electrodes placed unilaterally in the striatum and hippocampus; platinum electrodes in the contralateral striatum and hippocampus
PEDOP 5 PEDOP electrodes placed unilaterally in the striatum and hippocampus; platinum electrodes in the contralateral striatum and hippocampus
PEDOP 1 PEDOP electrode placed unilaterally in the hippocampus; platinum electrode in the contralateral hippocampus
 Signal Throughput (Figures 5 and 6) 20 Paired electrode placed in hippocampus of each hemisphere
P3MT (smooth) 9 P3MT placed unilateral, platinum contralaterally
PEDOP 11 PEDOP placed unilateral, platinum contralaterally