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US 2023/0248311 A1Published application
Conductive polymer electrodes, wiring elements, and use thereof in health and sports monitoring
AssigneeUniversity of Connecticut
InventorsGregory Allen Sotzing, Ki Chon
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are conductive polymer electrodes and wiring elements for use as the conductive element in health monitoring applications, and more specifically to conductive polymer fabric electrodes or conductive polymer fabric wiring elements for use as the conductive element in pads for health monitoring applications and other wearable monitoring systems.
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An electrode comprising:
- a fabric comprising an assembly of polymeric fibers and nucleophile derivatized nanoparticles dispersed therewith;
- an electrically conductive polymer disposed on the fabric and at least in partial contact with the nucleophile derivatized nanoparticles;
- and
- an interface configured for coupling to a wiring element.
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A method of fabricating an electrode, the method comprising:
- selecting a fabric comprising an assembly of polymeric fibers;
- dispersing nucleophile derivatized nanoparticles therewith;
- disposing an electrically conductive polymer with the fabric and at least in partial contact with the nucleophile derivatized nanoparticles to provide the electrode;
- and,
- adding an interface configured for coupling the electrode to a wiring element.
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A health monitoring device comprising:
- an electrode comprising:
- a fabric comprising an assembly of polymeric fibers and nucleophile derivatized nanoparticles dispersed therewith;
- an electrically conductive polymer disposed on the fabric and at least in partial contact with the nucleophile derivatized nanoparticles;
- and,
- a monitoring system coupled to the electrode by a wiring element.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.