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Conducting Polymer‐Ionic Liquid Electrode Arrays for High‐Density Surface Electromyography
Author(s) -
VelascoBosom Santiago,
Karam Nuzli,
CarnicerLombarte Alejandro,
Gurke Johannes,
Casado Nerea,
Tomé Liliana C.,
Mecerreyes David,
Malliaras George G.
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
advanced healthcare materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.288
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 2192-2659
pISSN - 2192-2640
DOI - 10.1002/adhm.202100374
Subject(s) - pedot:pss , materials science , electrode , polystyrene sulfonate , biomedical engineering , fabrication , electromyography , polarization (electrochemistry) , microelectrode , nanotechnology , optoelectronics , polymer , composite material , neuroscience , medicine , chemistry , alternative medicine , pathology , biology
Surface electromyography (EMG) is used as a medical diagnostic and to control prosthetic limbs. Electrode arrays that provide large‐area, high density recordings have the potential to yield significant improvements in both fronts, but the need remains largely unfulfilled. Here, digital fabrication techniques are used to make scalable electrode arrays that capture EMG signals with mm spatial resolution. Using electrodes made of poly(3,4‐ethylenedioxythiophene) polystyrene sulfonate (PEDOT:PSS) composites with the biocompatible ionic liquid (IL) cholinium lactate, the arrays enable high quality spatiotemporal recordings from the forearm of volunteers. These recordings allow to identify the motions of the index, little, and middle fingers, and to directly visualize the propagation of polarization/depolarization waves in the underlying muscles. This work paves the way for scalable fabrication of cutaneous electrophysiology arrays for personalized medicine and highly articulate prostheses.