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In electrostimulation, if redox reactions occur, they always happen in two distinct but simultaneous oxidation and reduction half-reaction groups at anode and cathode, which are the working and the counter electrodes depending on the injected signal polarity. A half-reaction cannot happen without the occurrence of its complementary opposite counterpart. Therefore, the size and the material of the counter electrode affects the water window.
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Aryan, N.P., Kaim, H., Rothermel, A. (2015). The Effect of the Counter Electrode on Stimulation Electrode Lifetime. In: Stimulation and Recording Electrodes for Neural Prostheses. SpringerBriefs in Electrical and Computer Engineering, vol 78. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-10052-4_7
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