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ArticleMicromachines2020

A Low Contact Impedance Medical Flexible Electrode Based on a Pyramid Array Micro-Structure.

Song Wang, Jin Yan, Canlin Zhu, Jialin Yao, Qiusheng Liu, Xing Yang

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Article in Micromachines, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Song WangThe State Key Laboratory of Precision Measurement Technology and Instruments, Department of Precision Instrument, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
Jin YanSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China.ORCID 0000-0002-1864-9487
Canlin ZhuThe State Key Laboratory of Precision Measurement Technology and Instruments, Department of Precision Instrument, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
Jialin YaoSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China.ORCID 0000-0001-6797-0747
Qiusheng LiuThe State Key Laboratory of Precision Measurement Technology and Instruments, Department of Precision Instrument, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
Xing YangThe State Key Laboratory of Precision Measurement Technology and Instruments, Department of Precision Instrument, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.

Funding

Beijing Municipal Natural Science Foundation Grant No. L172040National Natural Science Foundation of China Project Grant No. 61671271, 51705283 and 51735007
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Flexible electrodes are extensively used to detect signals in electrocardiography, electroencephalography, electro-ophthalmography, and electromyography, among others. These electrodes can also be used in wearable and implantable medical systems. The collected signals directly affect doctors' diagnoses of patient etiology and are closely associated with patients' life safety. Electrodes with low contact impedance can acquire good quality signals. Herein, we established a method of arraying pyramidal microstructures on polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) substrates to increase the contact area of electrodes, and a parylene transitional layer is coated between PDMS substrates and metal membranes to enhance the bonding force, finally reducing the impedance of flexible electrodes. Experimental results demonstrated that the proposed methods were effective. The contact area of the fabricated electrode increased by 18.15% per unit area, and the contact impedance at 20 Hz to 1 kHz scanning frequency ranged from 23 to 8 kΩ, which was always smaller than that of a commercial electrode. Overall, these results indicated the excellent performance of the fabricated electrode given its low contact impedance and good biocompatibility. This study can also serve as a reference for further electrode research and application in wearable and implantable medical systems.

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flexible electrodelow contact impedancepolydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)pyramid array micro-structures

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