Mixed ionic electronic conductors for improved charge transport in electrotherapeutic devices
US11266827B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 10, 2018 |
| Grant date | Mar 8, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 28, 2038 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01B1/24
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
This invention addresses the need for efficient dry skin electrodes. Robust, flexible Mixed Ionic Electronic Conductor (MIEC) electrodes were prepared by an aqueous solution route resulting in electrically conductive networks of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and ionically conductive elastic matrix. The flexible electrode was characterized in terms of conductivity, ionic charge transfer resistance, and water uptake. The flexible electrode maintained low resistance even after multiple cycles of 50% extension and contraction.
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