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A Super-Adhesive and Electromagnetically Shielded Flexible Chip-Selectable and Selectable Wearable HD-sEMG Sensor
Document Type
Periodical
Source
IEEE Sensors Journal IEEE Sensors J. Sensors Journal, IEEE. 24(9):15187-15196 May, 2024
Subject
Signal Processing and Analysis
Communication, Networking and Broadcast Technologies
Components, Circuits, Devices and Systems
Robotics and Control Systems
Sensors
Electrodes
Wearable sensors
Sensor arrays
Reliability
Physiology
Skin
Gel
high-density surface electromyography (HD-sEMG)
sEMG
swallow
Language
ISSN
1530-437X
1558-1748
2379-9153
Abstract
High-density surface electromyography (HD-sEMG) is a noninvasive technique that covers a limited skin area with HD-sEMG sensors to measure muscle electrical activity. Therefore, HD-sEMG sensors are crucial, especially in clinical settings, and at least three areas need further improvement. First, the complex electromagnetic environment in clinical practice can overwhelm the effective HD-sEMG. Second, the lack of adhesion between the electrode and the skin can lead to severe motion artifacts in HD-sEMG. Third, different individuals have different physiological structures, especially the mandible and neck, and a single design of HD-sEMG sensors cannot adapt to many individuals, affecting subsequent clinical promotion. For this reason, we use the gel doped with poly (3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)/poly (styrene sulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) and MXenes mixed conductive materials that have electromagnetic shielding effect of improving the electromagnetic shielding effect of the HD-sEMG sensor, so that the effective HD-sEMG signal of the individual dry swallow is unmistakable. We added a viscous agent to prepare a super adhesive gel to meet the super viscosity between the small area electrode and the skin and eliminate motion artifacts. Then, we also designed the HD-sEMG sensor as a chip selectable and optional, making the entire set of HD-sEMG sensors more suitable for subsequent clinical promotion. Finally, we collected and analyzed the multiple coughing and swallowing patterns of patients with swallowing disorders, verifying the reliability of the HD-sEMG sensor. Therefore, the HD-sEMG sensor proposed in this article can contribute to developing precision medicine and rehabilitation fields.