Characteristics of tattoo electrodes and flexible electronics and their applications in the adquisition of biomedical signals

Abstract

Focused on solving the problem of adherence to the skin and the quality of the bioelectrical recordings, new devices that have emerged such as tattoo electrodes and flexible electronics, which prove to be a novel and viable technology, capable of improving the quality in electrophysiological signal studies and patient comfort. The use of electrodes or medical patches to capture bioelectrical signals is of utmost importance for the diagnostic of different pathologies, as is the need for devices that are biocompatible with human skin and are effective when capturing these signals. This article presents a study of the state of the art on the main characteristics and applications of tattoo electrodes and flexible electronics in biomedical signal measurement processes and the benefits, it offers compared to used medical electrodes.