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Stretchable surface electromyography electrode array patch for tendon location and muscle injury prevention.

ABSTRACT: Surface electromyography (sEMG) can provide multiplexed information about muscle performance. If current sEMG electrodes are stretchable, arrayed, and able to be used multiple times, they would offer adequate high-quality data for continuous monitoring. The lack of these properties delays the widespread use of sEMG in clinics and in everyday life. Here, we address these constraints by design of an adhesive dry electrode using tannic acid, polyvinyl alcohol, and PEDOT:PSS (TPP). The TPP electrode offers superior stretchability (~200%) and adhesiveness (0.58 N/cm) compared to current electrodes, ensuring stable and long-term contact with the skin for recording (>20 dB; >5 days). In addition, we developed a metal-polymer electrode array patch (MEAP) comprising liquid metal (LM) circuits and TPP electrodes. The MEAP demonstrated better conformability than commercial arrays, resulting in higher signal-to-noise ratio and more stable recordings during muscle movements. Manufactured using scalable screen-printing, these MEAPs feature a completely stretchable material and array architecture, enabling real-time monitoring of muscle stress, fatigue, and tendon displacement. Their potential to reduce muscle and tendon injuries and enhance performance in daily exercise and professional sports holds great promise.

SUBMITTER: Yang S

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10576757 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Stretchable surface electromyography electrode array patch for tendon location and muscle injury prevention.

Yang Shuaijian S Cheng Jinhao J Shang Jin J Hang Chen C Qi Jie J Zhong Leni L Rao Qingyan Q He Lei L Liu Chenqi C Ding Li L Zhang Mingming M Chakrabarty Samit S Jiang Xingyu X

Nature communications 20231014 1

Surface electromyography (sEMG) can provide multiplexed information about muscle performance. If current sEMG electrodes are stretchable, arrayed, and able to be used multiple times, they would offer adequate high-quality data for continuous monitoring. The lack of these properties delays the widespread use of sEMG in clinics and in everyday life. Here, we address these constraints by design of an adhesive dry electrode using tannic acid, polyvinyl alcohol, and PEDOT:PSS (TPP). The TPP electrode ...[more]

PMID: 37838683

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Stretchable surface electromyography electrode array patch for tendon location and muscle injury prevention.

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Stretchable surface electromyography electrode array patch for tendon location and muscle injury prevention.

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