The researchers used the state - of - the - art nanofabrication technology to make arrays of
electrodes with a width of only 100 nanometers (0.00001 centimeters) to excite sound waves at an unprecedented high frequency that is higher than 10 GHz, the frequency used for satellite communications.
Not exact matches
With four contact points on the
electrodes, each placed half a millimeter apart and each adjustable for voltage, frequency, and pulse
width, the research team has been seeking the combination of settings that most effectively rev up metabolism.
Stimulation was bipolar,
with the
electrodes placed 1.5 mm apart (surface area, 0.059 cm2),
with a cycle of 5 seconds on and 5 seconds off at a frequency of 50 Hz and a pulse
width of 300 μsec.
Superimposed stimulation was accomplished
with bipolar surface stimulating
electrodes, 4 — 5 cm in
width.