SBIR Phase I: No Preparation, Flexible, Dry Physiological Recording Electrodes

SBIR 第一阶段：无需准备、柔性、干式生理记录电极

• 批准号: 0109733
• 负责人: Frederick Lisy
• 金额: $ 10万
• 依托单位: ORBITAL RESEARCH INC
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2001
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2001-07-01 至 2001-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0109733&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: SBIR; Phase; No; Preparation; Flexible

This Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Phase I project will develop a novel and flexible, dry, physiological recording electrode that conforms to non-planar surfaces and does not require extensive surface preparation or conductive gels to achieve a low impedance interface with the body. This innovative electrode will be fabricated inexpensively using microfabrication techniques and priced competitively with existing commercial electrodes despite its enhanced performance and features. The proposed dry electrode will provide substantial improvement in all areas of biomedical research and medicine that involve use of electro- physiological potentials such as EEG, EMG, EOG, and ECG signals. This unique electrode is particularly well suited for long-term and multiple electrode physiological monitoring as compared to existing commercial electrodes,since multiple electrodes can be easily fabricated into a single array with a common connector, thereby simplifying application. Additionally, by providing a low impedance interface with the body, this electrode will eliminate the need for an electrolytic gel or the need to abrade the skin prior to applying the electrode. The commercial applications of this project will follow directly from the development of the novel electrode (Orbital Research Dry Physiological Recording Electrode) that seeks to improve electro-physiological signal quality (for EEGs, EMGs, ECGs or EOGs), eliminates the harsh side effects and signal deterioration common with existing electrodes and is competitively priced. By enhancing quality of life at no additional cost, this biomedical innovation is expected to lead to new long-term monitoring applications.

该小型企业创新研究（SBIR）第一阶段项目将开发一种新颖灵活的干燥生理记录电极，该电极符合非平面表面，不需要大量的表面处理或导电凝胶来实现与身体的低阻抗界面。这种创新的电极将廉价地使用微细加工技术制造，并且尽管其增强的性能和特征，但其价格与现有的商业电极相比具有竞争力。所提出的干电极将在生物医学研究和医学的所有领域中提供实质性的改进，所述领域涉及使用电生理电位，诸如EEG、EMG、EOG和ECG信号。与现有的商业电极相比，这种独特的电极特别适合于长期和多电极生理监测，因为多个电极可以容易地制造成具有公共连接器的单个阵列，从而简化了应用。另外，通过提供与身体的低阻抗界面，该电极将消除对电解凝胶的需要或在应用电极之前研磨皮肤的需要。该项目的商业应用将直接遵循新型电极（Orbital Research干生理记录电极）的开发，该电极旨在改善电生理信号质量（用于EEG，EMG，ECG或EOG），消除现有电极常见的严重副作用和信号恶化，并且具有竞争力的价格。通过在不增加成本的情况下提高生活质量，这一生物医学创新有望带来新的长期监测应用。