CNT/PDMS composite flexible dry electrodesfor long-term ECG monitoring

IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1472-1479

  Jung, Ha Chul ^a   Moon, Jin Hee ^a   Baek, Dong Hyun ^a   Lee, Jae Hee ^b   Choi, Yoon Young ^a   Hong, Joung Sook ^b   Lee, Sang Hoon ^a  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b Soongsil University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Biocompatible; carbon nanotube (CNT) polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) composite electrode; ECG electrode; long term monitoring

Indexed keywords

BIOCOMPATIBLE; BIOSIGNALS; CRITICAL PARAMETER; CYTOTOXICITY TEST; ECG DEVICES; ECG SIGNALS; HIGH QUALITY; LONG TERM MONITORING; LONG-TERM MEASUREMENTS; MECHANICAL CHARACTERISTICS; MECHANICAL FORCE; MONITORING CAPABILITIES; POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE PDMS; SKIN REACTION; UBIQUITOUS HEALTH MONITORING;

CARBON NANOTUBES; ELECTRODES; MICROCHANNELS; SILICONES;

ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY;

CARBON NANOTUBE; DIMETICONE;

ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CARDIOVASCULAR EQUIPMENT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; ELECTRODE; ERYTHEMA; MOTION; NANOFABRICATION; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; PRURITUS; QUALITY CONTROL; SWEAT;

ADULT; CLOTHING; DIMETHYLPOLYSILOXANES; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRODES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MATERIALS TESTING; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; NANOTUBES, CARBON;

EID: 84860367497     PISSN: 00189294     EISSN: 15582531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TBME.2012.2190288     Document Type: Article

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