Fully:Textile Polymer:Based ECG Electrodes: Overcoming the Limits of Metal:Based Textiles

Pani, Danilo; Achilli, Andrea; Bassareo, Pier Paolo; Cugusi, Lucia; Mercuro, Giuseppe; Bonfiglio, Annalisa

doi:10.22489/cinc.2016.109-460

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“…This method is quite promising as it is compatible with the current commercial textile processing and will be a cost-effective method of treatment. Several works reported the fabrication of textile electrodes for ECG recording by the screen printing of PEDOT:PSS conductive polymer over the textile substrate [ 96 , 97 , 98 , 99 , 100 ]. This gave good ECG signal quality even though they had high skin–electrode contact impedance due to low contact pressure and unstable contact.…”

Section: Textile-based Ecg Electrodesmentioning

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Wearable Smart Textiles for Long-Term Electrocardiography Monitoring—A Review

Nigusse

Mengistie

Malengier

et al. 2021

Sensors

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The continuous and long-term measurement and monitoring of physiological signals such as electrocardiography (ECG) are very important for the early detection and treatment of heart disorders at an early stage prior to a serious condition occurring. The increasing demand for the continuous monitoring of the ECG signal needs the rapid development of wearable electronic technology. During wearable ECG monitoring, the electrodes are the main components that affect the signal quality and comfort of the user. This review assesses the application of textile electrodes for ECG monitoring from the fundamentals to the latest developments and prospects for their future fate. The fabrication techniques of textile electrodes and their performance in terms of skin–electrode contact impedance, motion artifacts and signal quality are also reviewed and discussed. Textile electrodes can be fabricated by integrating thin metal fiber during the manufacturing stage of textile products or by coating textiles with conductive materials like metal inks, carbon materials, or conductive polymers. The review also discusses how textile electrodes for ECG function via direct skin contact or via a non-contact capacitive coupling. Finally, the current intensive and promising research towards finding textile-based ECG electrodes with better comfort and signal quality in the fields of textile, material, medical and electrical engineering are presented as a perspective.

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Section: Textile-based Ecg Electrodesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Wearable Smart Textiles for Long-Term Electrocardiography Monitoring—A Review

Nigusse

Mengistie

Malengier

et al. 2021

Sensors

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“…Alternatively, R–R intervals represent the core of the heart rate variability studies and sinus arrhythmias investigations. Assuming a normal heart rate between 60 and 100 bpm ( Goldberg et al, 2017 ), R–R intervals can span approximately between 600 and 1,000 m. The selection of the median beat, compared to an ensemble average ( Castañ o et al, 2019 ), improves the robustness against outliers and is commonly adopted in the commercial software for ECG automated analysis, as the GE Healthcare Marquette 12SL ECG Analysis Program (GE Healthcare, Wawatosa, WI, United States), e.g., in ( Pani et al, 2016 ), and it is also contemplated by ECG communication standards ( Rubel et al, 2021 ).…”

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Parylene C-Based, Breathable Tattoo Electrodes for High-Quality Bio-Potential Measurements

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Mascia

Baldazzi

et al. 2022

Front. Bioeng. Biotechnol.

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A breathable tattoo electrode for bio-potential recording based on a Parylene C nanofilm is presented in this study. The proposed approach allows for the fabrication of micro-perforated epidermal submicrometer-thick electrodes that conjugate the unobtrusiveness of Parylene C nanofilms and the very important feature of breathability. The electrodes were fully validated for electrocardiography (ECG) measurements showing performance comparable to that of conventional disposable gelled Ag/AgCl electrodes, with no visible negative effect on the skin even many hours after their application. This result introduces interesting perspectives in the field of epidermal electronics, particularly in applications where critical on-body measurements are involved.

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“…Several researchers have reported the dry skin–electrode impedance of textile electrodes to be in the range of 10 kΩ to 5 MΩ in the 5–100 Hz frequency range, compared to less than 10 kΩ for commercial/gel electrodes. 58,78,103,104…”

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Electronic textiles for electrocardiogram monitoring: A review on the structure–property and performance evaluation from fiber to fabric

Narayana

Servati

et al. 2022

Textile Research Journal

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The development of electronic textiles used for wearable devices and systems for healthcare monitoring applications has experienced rapid growth in the last decade. Knowledge and understanding of the textile structural hierarchy, as well as the ability to define properties from the fiber and yarn to the fabric level are crucial to the selection of materials and design and performance of wearable systems. However, few studies have approached the selection of optimal e-textile structures with respect to material, electrical, and signal performance properties of sensors used for long-term biological signal monitoring. In this work, a review of e-textile structural properties (fiber, yarn, and fabric) for electrocardiogram (ECG) electrodes is presented, along with their relationship to performance properties including electrical, material, ECG signal quality, fabric hand (sensory perception and quality), and physiological comfort. Considerations and insights into the textile fiber and yarn morphology, electrode structure, design, and construction are outlined. In addition, relevant and upcoming standards for e-textile testing and performance evaluation are summarized. This work serves to organize requirements for ECG textile electrodes into a general reference framework from a bottom-up approach, which can better guide the material selection and design of ECG textile electrodes for wearable applications.

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Fully:Textile Polymer:Based ECG Electrodes: Overcoming the Limits of Metal:Based Textiles

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Cited by 10 publications

References 13 publications

Wearable Smart Textiles for Long-Term Electrocardiography Monitoring—A Review

Wearable Smart Textiles for Long-Term Electrocardiography Monitoring—A Review

Parylene C-Based, Breathable Tattoo Electrodes for High-Quality Bio-Potential Measurements

Electronic textiles for electrocardiogram monitoring: A review on the structure–property and performance evaluation from fiber to fabric

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