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http://dx.doi.org/10.4313/TEEM.2016.17.3.150

Development of a Novel Noncontact ECG Electrode by MEMS Fabrication Process  

Mathias, Dakurah Naangmenkpeong (Department of Electronic and Control Engineering, Hanbat National University)
Park, Jaesoon (Department of Electronic and Control Engineering, Hanbat National University)
Kim, Eungbo (Department of Electronic and Control Engineering, Hanbat National University)
Joung, Yeun-Ho (Department of Electronic and Control Engineering, Hanbat National University)
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Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials / v.17, no.3, 2016 , pp. 150-154 More about this Journal
Abstract
Contact electrodes pose threats like inflammation, metal poisoning, and allergic reaction to the user during long term ECG procedure. Therefore, we present a novel noncontact electrocardiographic electrode designed through microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) process. The proposed ECG electrode consists of small inner and large outer circular copper plates separated by thin insulator. The inner plate enables capacitive transduction of bio-potential variations on a subject’s chest into a voltage that can be processed by a signal processing board, whereas the outer plate shields the inner plate from environmental electromagnetic noise. The electrode lead wires are also coaxially designed to prevent cables from coupling to ground or electronic devices. A prototype ECG electrode has an area of about 2.324 cm2, is very flexible and does not require power to operate. The prototype ECG electrode could measure ECG at about 500 um distance from the subject’s chest.
Keywords
Capacitive MEMS; Electrocardiography; Biopotential; Biosensor;
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