A finite element model to identify electrode influence on current distribution in the skin

Artificial Organs

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 639-643

  Sha, Ning ^a   Kenney, Laurence P J ^a   Heller, Ben W ^b   Barker, Anthony T ^c   Howard, David ^a   Moatamedi, Moji ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Current density; Finite element modeling; Functional electrical stimulation; Sensation; Surface electrode

Indexed keywords

CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTRIC CURRENT DISTRIBUTION MEASUREMENT; ELECTRODES; FUNCTIONAL ELECTRIC STIMULATION;

CURRENTS DISTRIBUTIONS; FINITE ELEMENT MODELLING (FEM); FUNCTIONAL ELECTRI-CAL STIMULATIONS; LOCALISED; ON CURRENTS; ON-CURRENTS; PEAK CURRENT DENSITY; SENSATION; SURFACE ELECTRODE; SURFACE FUNCTIONAL;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRODE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FUNCTIONAL ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; SKIN SENSATION; STRATUM CORNEUM;

EID: 49749095672     PISSN: 0160564X     EISSN: 15251594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1594.2008.00615.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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