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ArticleSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2024

Wearable EMG Measurement Device Using Polyurethane Foam for Motion Artifact Suppression.

Takuma Takagi, Naoto Tomita, Suguru Sato, Michitaka Yamamoto, Seiichi Takamatsu, Toshihiro Itoh

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Article in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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6 authors.

Takuma TakagiDepartment of Precision Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8654, Japan.
Naoto TomitaDepartment of Precision Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8654, Japan.
Suguru SatoDepartment of Precision Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8654, Japan.
Michitaka YamamotoDepartment of Precision Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8654, Japan.
Seiichi TakamatsuDepartment of Precision Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8654, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-6502-7819
Toshihiro ItohDepartment of Precision Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8654, Japan.

Funding

New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization JPNP22101005
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We propose the use of a specially designed polyurethane foam with a plateau region in its mechanical characteristics-where stress remains nearly constant during deformation-between the electromyography (EMG) electrode and clothing to suppress motion artifacts in EMG measurement. Wearable EMG devices are receiving attention for monitoring muscle weakening due to aging. However, daily EMG measurement has been challenging due to motion artifacts caused by changes in the contact pressure between the bioelectrode and the skin. Therefore, this study aims to measure EMG signals in daily movement environments by controlling the contact pressure using polyurethane foam between the bioelectrode on the clothing and the skin. Through mechanical calculations and finite element method simulations of the polyurethane foam's effect, we clarified that the characteristics of the polyurethane foam significantly influence contact pressure control and that the contact pressure is adjustable through the polyurethane foam thickness. The optimization of the design successfully controlled the contact pressure between the bioelectrode and skin from 1.0 kPa to 2.0 kPa, effectively suppressing the motion artifact in EMG measurement.

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ArtifactsElectromyographyPolyurethanesWearable Electronic DevicesElectrodesHumansMotionpolyurethane foamPolyurethanesEMG measurementmotion artifactpolyurethane foamwearable device

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PMID38793840
PMCPMC11124951

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