Ultraflexible organic amplifier with biocompatible gel electrodes

Tsuyoshi Sekitani; Tomoyuki Yokota; Kazunori Kuribara; Martin Kaltenbrunner; Takanori Fukushima; Yusuke Inoue; Masaki Sekino; Takashi Isoyama; Yusuke Abe; Hiroshi Onodera; Takao Someya

doi:10.1038/ncomms11425

Nature Communications (Apr 2016)

Ultraflexible organic amplifier with biocompatible gel electrodes

Tsuyoshi Sekitani,
Tomoyuki Yokota,
Kazunori Kuribara,
Martin Kaltenbrunner,
Takanori Fukushima,
Yusuke Inoue,
Masaki Sekino,
Takashi Isoyama,
Yusuke Abe,
Hiroshi Onodera,
Takao Someya

Affiliations

Tsuyoshi Sekitani: Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The University of Tokyo
Tomoyuki Yokota: Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The University of Tokyo
Kazunori Kuribara: Department of Applied Physics, The University of Tokyo
Martin Kaltenbrunner: Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The University of Tokyo
Takanori Fukushima: Chemical Resource Laboratory, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Yusuke Inoue: Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The University of Tokyo
Masaki Sekino: Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The University of Tokyo
Takashi Isoyama: Department of Biomedical Engineering, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo
Yusuke Abe: Department of Biomedical Engineering, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo
Hiroshi Onodera: Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The University of Tokyo
Takao Someya: Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The University of Tokyo

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms11425
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Flexible electronics promise the opportunity to monitor biological activity via implanted devices. Here, the authors develop a biocompatible conductive carbon nanotube/gel composite and couple it with an ultrathin flexible amplifier, enabling in vivomeasurement of epicardial electrocardiogram signals.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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