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KMID : 0191120180330210154
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Journal of Korean Medical Science
2018 Volume.33 No. 21 p.154 ~ p.154
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Electro-deposited Nanoporous Platinum Electrode for EEG Monitoring
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Kim Do-Youn
Ku Yun-Seo
Ahn Joong-Woo
Kwon Chi-Heon
Kim Hee-Chan
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Abstract
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Background: One of the key issues in electroencephalogram (EEG) monitoring is accurate signal acquisition with less cumbersome electrodes. In this study, the L2 phase electro-deposited nanoporous platinum (L2-ePt) electrode is introduced, which is a new type of electrode that utilizes a stable nanoporous platinum surface to reduce the skin-electrode impedance.
Methods: L2-ePt electrodes were fabricated using electro-deposition technique. Then, the effect of the nanoporous surface on the surface roughness and the electrode impedance were observed from the L2-ePt electrodes and the flat platinum (FlatPt) electrode. The skin-electrode impedances of the L2-ePt electrodes, a gold cup electrode, and the FlatPt electrode were evaluated when placed on the hairy occipital area of the head in ten subjects. For the validation of using the L2-ePt electrode, a correlational analysis of the alpha rhythms was performed in the same subjects for simultaneous EEG recordings using the L2-ePt and clinically-used EEG electrodes.
Results: The results indicated that the L2-ePt electrode with a roughness factor of 200 had the lowest mean impedance performance. Moreover, the proposed L2-ePt electrode showed a significantly lower mean skin-electrode impedance than the FlatPt electrode. Finally, the EEG signal quality recorded by the L2-ePt electrode (r = 0.94) was comparable to that of the clinically-used gold cup electrode.
Conclusion: Based on these results, the proposed L2-ePt electrode is suitable for use in various high-quality EEG applications.
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KEYWORD
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Electroencephalogram, Nanoporous Pt, Skin-electrode Impedance, Alpha Rhythm
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