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POLYMERS
Volume 15, Issue 18, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/polym15183852
Keywords
hydrogels; stretchable electronics; ionic conductivity; electrocardiogram monitoring; skin-electrode interface
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Skin, as a dynamic surface, can provide essential information through bio-signals. In this study, a chitosan-alginate-chitosan (CAC) triple hydrogel layer was used as an interface to enhance ionic conductivity and skin adhesiveness. The electrodes with CAC triple hydrogel layer showed high signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and clear PQRST peaks in monitoring human electrocardiogram signal.
Skin has a dynamic surface and offers essential information through biological signals originating from internal organs, blood vessels, and muscles. Soft and stretchable bioelectronics can be used in wearable machines for long-term stability and to continuously obtain distinct bio-signals in conjunction with repeated expansion and contraction with physical activities. While monitoring bio-signals, the electrode and skin must be firmly attached for high signal quality. Furthermore, the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) should be high enough, and accordingly, the ionic conductivity of an adhesive hydrogel needs to be improved. Here, we used a chitosan-alginate-chitosan (CAC) triple hydrogel layer as an interface between the electrodes and the skin to enhance ionic conductivity and skin adhesiveness and to minimize the mechanical mismatch. For development, thermoplastic elastomer Styrene-Ethylene-Butylene-Styrene (SEBS) dissolved in toluene was used as a substrate, and gold nanomembranes were thermally evaporated on SEBS. Subsequently, CAC triple layers were drop-casted onto the gold surface one by one and dried successively. Lastly, to demonstrate the performance of our electrodes, a human electrocardiogram signal was monitored. The electrodes coupled with our CAC triple hydrogel layer showed high SNR with clear PQRST peaks.
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