Flexible Electrodes as a Measuring System of Electrical Impedance Imaging
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Design and Experiment
2.1. Flexible Electrode Structure Design
2.2. Manufacturing Process of Flexible Electrodes
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
- (1)
- Serpentine copper wires are used to connect electronic components, and flexible materials are used for packaging and insulating the circuits. This design realizes a system structure with ultra-low modulus and high tensile properties; satisfactory tensile and bending properties and fatigue resistance are obtained, which meet the requirements for practical use.
- (2)
- Experiments on the excitation and measurement functions of flexible electrodes prove that when the device is deformed, the excitation and measured signal of the flexible electrode will not change. Moreover, the experimental data show that flexible electrodes have higher system accuracy and better anti-interference performance than conventional electrodes.
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Wang, Y.; Ping, X.; Chen, X.; Wang, D. Flexible Electrodes as a Measuring System of Electrical Impedance Imaging. Materials 2023, 16, 1901. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16051901
Wang Y, Ping X, Chen X, Wang D. Flexible Electrodes as a Measuring System of Electrical Impedance Imaging. Materials. 2023; 16(5):1901. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16051901
Chicago/Turabian StyleWang, Yi, Xuecheng Ping, Xiaoyan Chen, and Di Wang. 2023. "Flexible Electrodes as a Measuring System of Electrical Impedance Imaging" Materials 16, no. 5: 1901. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16051901