2023 article
Conformal Micropatterned Organic-Metal Electrodes for Physiological Recording
2023 IEEE SENSORS.
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.