Preliminary technological assessment of microneedles-based dry electrodes for biopotential monitoring in clinical examinations

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 180, Issue , 2012, Pages 177-186

  Forvi, Elena ^a,b   Bedoni, Marzia ^a   Carabalona, Roberta ^a   Soncini, Monica ^b   Mazzoleni, Paolo ^a   Rizzo, Francesco ^a   O'Mahony, Conor ^c   Morasso, Carlo ^a   Cassarà, Domenico Giorgio ^a   Gramatica, Furio ^a  

^a IRCCS FONDAZIONE DON CARLO GNOCCHI   (Italy)

^b POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Biopotentials monitoring; Dry electrodes; ECG; EEG; EMG; Microneedles

Indexed keywords

BIOPOTENTIALS; BIOSIGNALS; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL PRACTICES; DRY ELECTRODE; DYNAMIC CONDITION; ECG SIGNALS; ELECTRO-MECHANICAL; EMG; HUMAN SKIN; HUMAN SUBJECTS; INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS; LONG LASTING; MICRONEEDLES; PHYSIOLOGICAL CONDITION; TIME-CONSUMING PROCEDURE;

ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; NEEDLES; PATIENT MONITORING;

ELECTRODES;

EID: 84861739397     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2012.04.019     Document Type: Article

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