Paper-Based Flexible Electrode Using Chemically-Modified Graphene and Functionalized Multiwalled Carbon Nanotube Composites for Electrophysiological Signal Sensing
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Electrode Fabrications
2.2. Physical and Electrical Characterization of Composites and Fabricated Electrodes
2.3. Skin–Electrode Impedance Measurement System and DC Offset
2.4. ECG Signal Measurement and Signal Processing
3. Results
3.1. Physical Characterization of Developed Composites and Electrodes
3.2. ECG Signal Measurement Using Different Electrodes
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Sample No. | Sample Name | DC Offset Voltage |
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1 | Ag/AgCl | 11.738 mV |
2 | CG | 10.264 mV |
3 | CG/f@MWCNTs-15% | 11.120 mV |
4 | CG/f@MWCNTs-25% | 11.824 mV |
5 | CG/f@MWCNTs-35% | 12.956 mV |
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Hossain, M.F.; Heo, J.S.; Nelson, J.; Kim, I. Paper-Based Flexible Electrode Using Chemically-Modified Graphene and Functionalized Multiwalled Carbon Nanotube Composites for Electrophysiological Signal Sensing. Information 2019, 10, 325. https://doi.org/10.3390/info10100325
Hossain MF, Heo JS, Nelson J, Kim I. Paper-Based Flexible Electrode Using Chemically-Modified Graphene and Functionalized Multiwalled Carbon Nanotube Composites for Electrophysiological Signal Sensing. Information. 2019; 10(10):325. https://doi.org/10.3390/info10100325
Chicago/Turabian StyleHossain, Md Faruk, Jae Sang Heo, John Nelson, and Insoo Kim. 2019. "Paper-Based Flexible Electrode Using Chemically-Modified Graphene and Functionalized Multiwalled Carbon Nanotube Composites for Electrophysiological Signal Sensing" Information 10, no. 10: 325. https://doi.org/10.3390/info10100325