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ArticleACS nano2024

Fully Screen-Printed and Gentle-to-Skin Wet ECG Electrodes with Compact Wireless Readout for Cardiac Diagnosis and Remote Monitoring.

Sakandar Rauf, Rana M Bilal, Jiajun Li, Mohammad Vaseem, Adeel N Ahmad, Atif Shamim

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Article in ACS nano, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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22 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors.

Sakandar RaufElectrical and Computer Engineering, CEMSE, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0001-6978-3312
Rana M BilalElectrical and Computer Engineering, CEMSE, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0003-1690-9289
Jiajun LiElectrical and Computer Engineering, CEMSE, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0009-0003-9048-5231
Mohammad VaseemElectrical and Computer Engineering, CEMSE, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-2953-8299
Adeel N AhmadSchool of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2UH, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-1146-4324
Atif ShamimElectrical and Computer Engineering, CEMSE, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-4207-4740

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recent advances in electrocardiogram (ECG) diagnosis and monitoring have triggered a demand for smart and wearable ECG electrodes and readout systems. Here, we report the development of a fully screen-printed gentle-to-skin wet ECG electrode integrated with a scaled-down printed circuit board (PCB) packaged inside a 3D-printed antenna-on-package (AoP). All three components of the wet ECG electrode (i.e., silver nanowire-based conductive part, electrode gel, and adhesive gel) are screen-printed on a flexible plastic substrate and only require 265 times less metal for the conductive part and 176 times less ECG electrode gel than the standard commercial wet ECG electrodes. In addition, our electrically small AoP achieved a maximum read range of 142 m and offers a 4 times larger wireless communication range than the typical commercial chip antenna. The adult volunteers' study results indicated that our system recorded ECG data that correlated well with data from a commercial ECG system and electrodes. Furthermore, in the context of a 12-lead ECG diagnostic system, the fully printed wet ECG electrodes demonstrated a performance similar to that of commercially available wet ECG electrodes while being gentle on the skin. This was confirmed through a blind review method by two cardiology consultants and one family medicine consultant, validating the consistency of the diagnostic information obtained from both electrodes. In conclusion, these findings highlight the potential of fully screen-printed wet ECG electrodes for both monitoring and diagnostic purposes. These electrodes could serve as potential candidates for clinical practice, and the screen-printing method has the capability to facilitate industrial mass production.

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NanowiresAdultElectrocardiographyElectrodesHeartHumansSilverSilver12-lead ECGantenna-on-packageECGflexible electrodescreen-printingsilver nanowire inksingle-lead ECGwearable

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PMID38526458
PMCPMC11022287

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