%0 Journal Article
%T Embroidered Electrode with Silver/Titanium Coating for Long-Term ECG Monitoring
%A Markus Weder
%A Dirk Hegemann
%A Martin Amberg
%A Markus Hess
%A Luciano F. Boesel
%A Roger Abcherli
%A Veronika R. Meyer
%A Ren¨¦ M. Rossi
%J Sensors
%P 1750-1759
%D 2015
%I MDPI AG
%R 10.3390/s150101750
%X For the long-time monitoring of electrocardiograms, electrodes must be skin-friendly and non-irritating, but in addition they must deliver leads without artifacts even if the skin is dry and the body is moving. Today¡¯s adhesive conducting gel electrodes are not suitable for such applications. We have developed an embroidered textile electrode from polyethylene terephthalate yarn which is plasma-coated with silver for electrical conductivity and with an ultra-thin titanium layer on top for passivation. Two of these electrodes are embedded into a breast belt. They are moisturized with a very low amount of water vapor from an integrated reservoir. The combination of silver, titanium and water vapor results in an excellent electrode chemistry. With this belt the long-time monitoring of electrocardiography (ECG) is possible at rest as well as when the patient is moving.
%K electrocardiogram
%K ECG
%K embroidered electrode
%K silver-titanium coated polyester electrode
%K long-term ECG monitoring
%K ECG belt
%U http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/15/1/1750