Table 2 Safety factor for different layouts: fixed-free linear buckling analysis
From: Comparative mechanical analysis of deep brain stimulation electrodes
| Â | Si | Cu | Ni | Polyimide | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
20 μm | 100 μm | 200 μm | 20 μm | 100 μm | 200 μm | 20 μm | 100 μm | 200  μm | 20 μm | 100 μm | 200 μm | |
A | 1.48 | 185.38 | 652.47 | 0.96 | 120.4 | 423.67 | 1.76 | 219.57 | 772.76 | 0.0249 | 3.11 | 10.95 |
B | 1.71 | 213.72 | 934.36 | 1.11 | 138.83 | 607.09 | 2.03 | 253.16 | 1106.95 | 0.0287 | 3.59 | 15.68 |
C | 2 | 251.36 | 899.21 | 1.30 | 163.35 | 584.03 | 2.37 | 297.81 | 1065.1 | 0.0336 | 4.22 | 15.09 |
D | 1.75 | 216.84 | 761.38 | 1.23 | 153.1 | 538.01 | 2.25 | 279.37 | 981.32 | 0.0319 | 3.96 | 13.9 |
E | 1.66 | 274.96 | 943.87 | 1.56 | 194.39 | 667.03 | 2.84 | 354.46 | 1216.58 | 0.0402 | 5.02 | 17.23 |
F | 2.37 | 296.06 | 1154.9 | 1.68 | 209.34 | 816.44 | 3.06 | 381.69 | 1488.8 | 0.0433 | 5.41 | 21.09 |
G | 1.79 | 223.93 | 1010.3 | 1.16 | 145.48 | 656.38 | 2.12 | 265.27 | 1196.85 | 0.03 | 3.76 | 16.96 |
H | 2.5 | 312.17 | 1274.7 | 1.77 | 220.76 | 901.25 | 3.22 | 402.48 | 1643.4 | 0.0456 | 5.70 | 23.28 |
I | 2.04 | 256.13 | 876.49 | 1.44 | 181.13 | 619.4 | 2.63 | 330.24 | 1129.7 | 0.0373 | 4.68 | 16 |