Fully Printed Electrodes on Stretchable Textiles for Long-Term Electrophysiology

Bihar, E and Roberts, T and Ismailova, E and Saadaoui, M and Isik, M and Sanchez-Sanchez, A and Mecerreyes, D and Hervé, T and De Graaf, JB and Malliaras, GG (2017) Fully Printed Electrodes on Stretchable Textiles for Long-Term Electrophysiology. Advanced Materials Technologies, 2.

Abstract

Fully printed electrodes consisting of a conducting polymer and an ionic liquid gel are fabricated on a stretchable textile. They are shown to record cardiac activity while the wearer is moving and for long periods of time, paving the way for the development of low-cost devices for continuous health monitoring.