| EPSRC Reference: |
EP/C518152/1 |
| Title: |
Carbon Nanotube arrays for electrical biopotential monitoring |
| Principal Investigator: |
Silva, Professor SRP |
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| Department: |
ATI Electronics |
| Organisation: |
University of Surrey |
| Scheme: |
Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
14 February 2005 |
Ends: |
13 August 2006 |
Value (£): |
70,741
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| EPSRC Research Topic Classifications: |
| Materials Characterisation |
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Carbon Nanotubes (CNT) have attracted a huge interest in the research community due to their unique properties: good conductivity, excellent mechanical properties and chemical stability. All these properties, together with their small dimensions lead to an excellent synergy with biological materials. For this reason they can be used on an exceptional basis for the fabrication of bio-sensors. Carbon nanotube arrays will be grown over substrates to create `nanobrushes'. These will be used to contact human skin. In contact with the human skin these nanobrushes will pick up biosignals such as electoencephalographs, electrocardiographs or electromyographs.The advantage of this approach, in comparison with traditional sensors, is that CNT due to their excellent mechanical properties and small size will be in close contact with the inner epidermis. Furthermore, due to the size of the nanotubes being much smaller than the pores of the skin, they will penetrate further with minimal invasive effects to give high signal to noise ratios. These two advantages will have as benefits in comparison to the traditional route of using electroconductive gels to decrease contact resistance. Since the proposed sensors will surrogate the use of conductive gels, it will open new application areas in long term monitoring and fatigue or stress monitoring in the transport sector.
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| Project URL: |
http://www.sensation-eu.org |
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http://www.surrey.ac.uk |