Conducting polymer electrodes for electroencephalography

Adv Healthc Mater. 2014 Apr;3(4):490-3. doi: 10.1002/adhm.201300311. Epub 2013 Sep 19.

Abstract

Conducting polymer electrodes are developed on a flexible substrate for electroencephalography applications. These electrodes yield higher quality recordings than dry electrodes made from metal. Their performance is equivalent to commercial gel-assisted electrodes, paving the way for non-invasive, long-term monitoring of the human brain.

Keywords: conducting polymers; electroencephalography; healthcare materials; in vivo electrodes; organic bioelectronics.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Brain / physiology
  • Electric Conductivity
  • Electrodes*
  • Electroencephalography / instrumentation*
  • Electroencephalography / methods
  • Equipment Design
  • Humans
  • Polystyrenes / chemistry
  • Thiophenes / chemistry

Substances

  • Polystyrenes
  • Thiophenes
  • poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)-poly(styrenesulfonate)