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A Simple Method of Fabricating Graphene-Polymer Conductive Films

  • B. Y. Liu , Z. Y. Luo , W. Z. Zhang , Q. Tu and X. Jin
Published/Copyright: April 17, 2018
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International Polymer Processing
From the journal International Polymer Processing Volume 33 Issue 1

Abstract

In this study, polydimethylsiloxane and graphene were used to fabricate surface electrodes for electrocardiographic (ECG) sensing. A simple and inexpensive method was developed to fabricate graphene-based polymer films. In this method, graphene was inlaid in polydimethylsiloxane by polymer infiltration. The polymer films were successfully used in ECG measurements and performed as well as conventional silver/silver chloride wet electrodes. Few motion artifacts were observed with the graphene films when body postures were changed and during walking. The presented approach is low-cost and suitable for mass production, holding great promise in fabricating polymer electrodes for medical monitoring.

*Correspondence address, Mail address: Benyan Liu, Ensense Biomedical Technologies (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., 201112 Shanghai, PRC, E-mail:

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Received: 2017-01-09
Accepted: 2017-06-26
Published Online: 2018-04-17
Published in Print: 2018-03-02

© 2018, Carl Hanser Verlag, Munich

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  10. Development of High Pressure Injection Technology for Normal Hydraulic Injection Molding Machines
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