@article{
author = "Popović Maneski, Lana and Ivanović, Marija D. and Atanasoski, Vladimir and Miletić, Marjan and Zdolšek, Sanja and Bojović, Boško and Hadžievski, Ljupčo",
year = "2020",
abstract = "Wearable smart monitors (WSMs) applied for the estimation of electrophysiological signals are of utmost interest for a non-stressed life. WSM which records heart muscle activities could signalize timely a life-threatening event. The heart muscle activities are typically recorded across the heart at the surface of the body; hence, a WSM monitor requires high-quality surface electrodes. The electrodes used in the clinical settings [i.e. silver/silver chloride (Ag/AgCl) with the gel] are not practical for the daily out of clinic usage. A practical WSM requires the application of a dry electrode with stable and reproducible electrical characteristics. We compared the characteristics of six types of dry electrodes and one gelled electrode during short-term recordings sessions (≈30 s) in real-life conditions: Orbital, monolithic polymer plated with Ag/AgCl, and five rectangular shaped 10 × 6 × 2 mm electrodes (Orbital, Ag electrode, Ag/AgCl electrode, gold electrode and stainless-steel AISI304). The results of a well-controlled analysis which considered motion artifacts, line noise and junction potentials suggest that among the dry electrodes Ag/AgCl performs the best. The Ag/AgCl electrode is in average three times better compared with the stainless-steel electrode often used in WSMs.",
publisher = "Walter de Gruyter GmbH",
journal = "Biomedical Engineering / Biomedizinische Technik",
title = "Properties of different types of dry electrodes for wearable smart monitoring devices",
pages = "405-415",
volume = "65",
number = "4",
doi = "10.1515/bmt-2019-0167",
url = "https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_dais_11598"
}