A low-power bio-potential acquisition system with flexible PDMS dry electrodes for portable ubiquitous healthcare applications

Sensors (Switzerland)

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 3077-3091

  Chen, Chih Yuan ^a   Chang, Chia Lin ^a   Chang, Chih Wei ^b   Lai, Shin Chi ^a   Chien, Tsung Fu ^c   Huang, Hong Yi ^d   Chiou, Jin Chern ^e   Luo, Ching Hsing ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b University of California   (United States)

^c SOUTHERN TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bio potential acquisition system; Dry electrode; ECG; PDMS; PMMA

Indexed keywords

ACQUISITION SYSTEMS; COMPLEMENTARY METAL OXIDE SEMICONDUCTORS; DRY ELECTRODE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM SIGNAL; HEALTH CARE APPLICATION; PDMS; PMMA; UBIQUITOUS HEALTH CARE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRODES; GOLD; HEALTH CARE; MICROCHANNELS; SILICONES;

LOW POWER ELECTRONICS;

BAYSILON; DIMETICONE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; WIRELESS COMMUNICATION;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DIMETHYLPOLYSILOXANES; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRODES; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 84875201445     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s130303077     Document Type: Article

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