Title
Flexible 3D-Printed EEG Electrodes.
Abstract
For electroencephalography (EEG) in haired regions of the head, finger-based electrodes have been proposed in order to part the hair and make a direct contact with the scalp. Previous work has demonstrated 3D-printed fingered electrodes to allow personalisation and different configurations of electrodes to be used for different people or for different parts of the head. This paper presents flexible 3D-printed EEG electrodes for the first time. A flexible 3D printing element is now used, with three different base mechanical structures giving differently-shaped electrodes. To obtain improved sensing performance, the silver coatings used previously have been replaced with a silver/silver-chloride coating. This results in reduced electrode contact impedance and reduced contact noise. Detailed electro-mechanical testing is presented to demonstrate the performance of the operation of the new electrodes, particularly with regards to changes in conductivity under compression, together with on-person tests to demonstrate the recording of EEG signals.
Year
DOI
Venue
2019
10.3390/s19071650
SENSORS
Keywords
Field
DocType
EEG,electrode,3D printing
Compression (physics),Conductivity,Coating,Eeg electrodes,Electronic engineering,Electrical impedance,3D printing,Engineering,Optoelectronics,Electrode,Electroencephalography
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
19
7.0
1424-8220
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
0
0.34
0
Authors
8