Water‐Resistant Conformal Hybrid Electrodes for Aquatic Endurable Electrocardiographic Monitoring

• Published in: Advanced materials (Weinheim) Vol. 32; no. 26; pp. e2001496 - n/a
• Main Authors: Ji, Shaobo, Wan, Changjin, Wang, Ting, Li, Qingsong, Chen, Geng, Wang, Jianwu, Liu, Zhiyuan, Yang, Hui, Liu, Xijian, Chen, Xiaodong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.07.2020
• Subjects: Aquatic environment; Blood pressure; Dopamine; Dopamine - chemistry; Echocardiography; Electric Conductivity; Electrocardiography; electrocardiography monitoring; Electrodes; healthcare; Heart - physiology; Heart Rate; Humans; Ion currents; Metals - chemistry; Monitoring, Physiologic - instrumentation; Monitoring, Physiologic - methods; on‐skin electrodes; Polymer films; Polymer matrix composites; Polymers; Polymers - chemistry; Respiratory rate; Signal transmission; Sports; Sports management; Structural stability; Substrates; Swimming; Telemedicine; Underwater; underwater adhesion; Water - chemistry; Water stability; Wearable Electronic Devices; Wearable technology; underwater adhesion; electrocardiography monitoring; healthcare; on-skin electrodes

Underwater vital signs monitoring of respiratory rate, blood pressure, and the heart's status is essential for healthcare and sports management. Real‐time electrocardiography (ECG) monitoring underwater can be one solution for this. However, the current electrodes used for ECGs are not suitable...