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BIOSENSORS & BIOELECTRONICS
卷 171, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2020.112717
关键词
PEDOT:PSS; Conductive polymer; Conductivity enhancement; Biometric device; Health monitoring; Hydrothermal treatment
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资金
- National Research Foundation of Korea [2020R1F1A1075031, 2018R1A5A1025511]
- National Research Foundation of Korea [2020R1F1A1075031] Funding Source: Korea Institute of Science & Technology Information (KISTI), National Science & Technology Information Service (NTIS)
This paper presents a new method for enhancing the conductivity of PEDOT:PSS films for biomedical applications using a hydrothermal treatment. The treatment not only improves conductivity, but also sterilizes the electrode, making it suitable for practical use. The study demonstrated significant potential for use in other biomedical applications.
This paper reports a new biocompatible conductivity enhancement of poly (3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly (styrene sulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) films for biomedical applications. Conductivity of PEDOT:PSS layer was reproducibly from 0.495 to 125.367 S cm(-1) by hydrothermal (HT) treatment. The HT treatment employs water (relative humidity > 80%) and heat (temperature > 61 degrees C) instead of organic solvent doping and post treatments, which can leave undesirable residue. The treatment can be performed using the sterilizing conditions of an autoclave. Additionally, it is possible to simultaneously reduce the electrical resistance, and sterilize the electrode for practical use. The key to conductivity enhancement was the structural rearrangement of PEDOT: PSS, which was determined using atomic force microscopy, X-ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy. It was found that PEDOT inter-bridging occurred as a result of the structural rearrangement. Therefore, the conductivity increased on account of the continuous conductive pathways of the PEDOT chains. To test the biocompatible enhancement technique for biomedical applications, certain demonstrations, such as the monitoring of joint movements and skin temperature, and measuring electrocardiogram signals were conducted with the hydrothermal-treated PEDOT:PSS electrode. This simple, biocompatible treatment exhibited significant potential for use in other biomedical applications as well.
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