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Biocompatible electrode cloth for clothing

15.02.2013

Japanese companies Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT) announced the development of an electrode material that can be "sewn" into clothing fabric. A high-tech fabric is obtained by coating silk and synthetic fiber structures with a conductive PEDOT-PSS polymer.

The resulting material is highly flexible, not afraid of water and strong enough. According to the developers, such a fabric does not cause skin irritation and discomfort when touched directly and is biocompatible.

Unlike previous similar designs based on silver-plated fibers, the electrode tissue is characterized by a low noise level and can be used for applications such as continuous recording of an electrocardiogram. The novelty has already been tested on ten patients. After several days of continuous wearing of this fabric, people did not feel any discomfort. At the same time, the data were accurately measured.

In the future, developers plan to conduct more thorough testing of their product. In addition, the material can be used not only to obtain an electrocardiogram, but also in electroencephalography, remote patient monitoring, and telemedicine services.

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