Novel Skin-Electrode Conductive Adhesives to Improve the Quality of Recorded Body Signals in Smart Medical Garments †
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussions
3.1. Reusable Conductive Adhesive
3.2. Water Soluble Conductive Skin Glue
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
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Test Condition | Pressure, mmHg | Contact Impedance, kΩ |
---|---|---|
Textile electrode/skin | 0 | >200 thus not measurable |
Textile electrode/skin | 28 | 164 |
Textile electrode/conductive adhesive/skin | 0 | 75 |
Textile electrode/BioEl Glue®/skin | 0 | 65 |
Duration; Adhesive on Skin | Adhesion | Skin Irritation | Itchy | Contact Impedance, kΩ |
---|---|---|---|---|
0 h | Good | - | - | 101 |
24 h | Good | No | No | 95 |
48 h | Good | No | No | 85 |
72 h | Good | No | No | 82 |
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Soroudi, A.; Skrifvars, M.; Nierstrasz, V. Novel Skin-Electrode Conductive Adhesives to Improve the Quality of Recorded Body Signals in Smart Medical Garments. Proceedings 2019, 32, 9. https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2019032009
Soroudi A, Skrifvars M, Nierstrasz V. Novel Skin-Electrode Conductive Adhesives to Improve the Quality of Recorded Body Signals in Smart Medical Garments. Proceedings. 2019; 32(1):9. https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2019032009
Chicago/Turabian StyleSoroudi, Azadeh, Mikael Skrifvars, and Vincent Nierstrasz. 2019. "Novel Skin-Electrode Conductive Adhesives to Improve the Quality of Recorded Body Signals in Smart Medical Garments" Proceedings 32, no. 1: 9. https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2019032009