A novel method of fabricating carbon nanotubes-polydimethylsiloxane composite electrodes for electrocardiography

Journal of Biomaterials Science, Polymer Edition

Volumn 26, Issue 16, 2015, Pages 1229-1235

  Liu, Benyan ^b   Chen, Yingmin ^a   Luo, Zhangyuan ^b   Zhang, Wenzan ^b   Tu, Quan ^b   Jin, Xun ^b  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^b Ensense Biomedical Technologies (Shanghai) Co   (China)

Author keywords

carbon nanotubes; composite electrode; dispersion; electrocardiography; polydimethylsiloxane

Indexed keywords

ADDITIVES; CARBON; DISPERSION (WAVES); DISPERSIONS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRODES; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; MICROCHANNELS; MIXTURES; POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE; POLYMERS; SILICONES; YARN;

AG/AGCL ELECTRODES; COMPOSITE ELECTRODE; CONDUCTIVE ADDITIVES; CONVENTIONAL MANUFACTURING; CURRENT FABRICATION; FLEXIBLE ELECTRODES; IN-SITU POLYMERIZATION; POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE PDMS;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

CARBON NANOTUBE; DIMETICONE; NANOCOMPOSITE;

ARTICLE; COMPOSITE ELECTRODE; CONDUCTANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRODE; IMPEDANCE; NANOFABRICATION; P WAVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; R WAVE AMPLITUDE; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SKIN ELECTRODE; T WAVE; CHEMISTRY; CHINA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVICES; FOREARM; FUNCTIONS OF THE SKIN AND ITS APPENDAGES; HUMAN; LEG; POLYMERIZATION; TIME FACTOR; ULTRASOUND;

CHINA; DIMETHYLPOLYSILOXANES; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRODES; FOREARM; HUMANS; LEG; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOTUBES, CARBON; POLYMERIZATION; SKIN PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESSES; SONICATION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84942832143     PISSN: 09205063     EISSN: 15685624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09205063.2015.1082807     Document Type: Article

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