DocumentCode
2924430
Title
Tuning electrode impedance for the electrical recording of biopotentials
Author
Fontes, M.B.A. ; De Beeck, M. Op ; Van Hoof, C. ; Neves, H.P.
Author_Institution
Div. of Neurophysiol., Catholic Univ. of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
fYear
2010
fDate
Aug. 31 2010-Sept. 4 2010
Firstpage
1812
Lastpage
1815
Abstract
Tuning the electrode impedance through the DC biasing of iridium oxide is presented. Impedance reduction of up to two orders of magnitude was reproducibly observed in 20 μm diameter microelectrodes at a biasing of 1 V.
Keywords
bioelectric potentials; biomedical electrodes; biomedical measurement; electric impedance; iridium compounds; microelectrodes; voltage measurement; IrO2; biopotential electrical recording; electrode impedance tuning; iridium oxide DC biasing; microelectrodes; size 20 mum; voltage 1 V; Impedance; Microelectrodes; Platinum; Surface impedance; Time frequency analysis; Tuning; Action Potentials; Computer-Aided Design; Electric Impedance; Electrodes; Electrodiagnosis; Equipment Design; Equipment Failure Analysis;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2010 Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location
Buenos Aires
ISSN
1557-170X
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-4123-5
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IEMBS.2010.5626412
Filename
5626412
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