Novel TiNx-based biosignal electrodes for electroencephalography

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2011, Pages

  Fiedler, P ^a   Cunha, L T ^b,c   Pedrosa, P ^b,c   Brodkorb, S ^a   Fonseca, C ^b,d   Vaz, F ^c   Haueisen, J ^a,e  

^a ILMENAU UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b INEB INSTITUTO DE ENGENHARIA BIOMÉDICA   (Portugal)

^c Centro de Física   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^e JENA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Germany)

Author keywords

bioelectric; biomedical electrodes; dc magnetron sputtering; electroencephalography; signals; titanium nitride thin films

Indexed keywords

ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRODES; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTROLYTES; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; NITRIDES; REACTIVE SPUTTERING; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SIGNALING; SILVER; THIN FILMS; TITANIUM; TITANIUM COMPOUNDS;

BIO-SIGNAL MEASUREMENTS; BIOELECTRIC; BIOMEDICAL ELECTRODES; COMPOSITIONAL DIFFERENCE; DC MAGNETRON SPUTTERING; ELECTROCHEMICAL STUDIES; ROOT MEAN SQUARE DEVIATIONS; TITANIUM NITRIDE THIN FILMS;

TITANIUM NITRIDE;

EID: 81555220994     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: 13616501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/22/12/124007     Document Type: Article

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