2023 article

Conformal Micropatterned Organic-Metal Electrodes for Physiological Recording

2023 IEEE SENSORS.

By: K. Queener n, P. Ahmmed n, M. Victorio*, J. Twiddy n, A. Dehn n, A. Brewer n, E. Lobaton n, A. Bozkurt n, V. Pozdin*, M. Daniele n

author keywords: conformal electrodes; biopotential recording; microfabrication; photolithography; PEDOT:PSS
TL;DR: CMOM electrodes were characterized then evaluated in vivo against commercial-off-the-shelf electrodes and PEDOT:PSS coating found to reduce the overall impedance in each electrode variant, resulting in a >97% decrease in impedance at low frequencies. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: February 12, 2024

Conformal electrodes provide a soft and conforming interface with the skin for reduced impedance, comfortable skin contact, and improved signal quality compared to commercial electrodes. In this paper, we present conformal micropatterned organic-metal (CMOM) electrodes and our investigation on the effect of perforation micropatterning and PEDOT:PSS coating. CMOM electrodes were characterized then evaluated in vivo against commercial-off-the-shelf electrodes. PEDOT:PSS was found to reduce the overall impedance in each electrode variant, resulting in a >97% decrease in impedance at low frequencies. The change in impedance at high frequencies was not significant for the control or $30\ \mu \mathrm{m}$ vias electrodes, but the impedance was significantly greater following EPD for $60\ \mu \mathrm{m}$ vias electrodes.