3D-printing soft sEMG sensing structures

Gerjan Wolterink; Remco  Sanders; Frodo Muijzer; Bert-Jan van Beijnum; Gijs Krijnen

doi:10.1109/ICSENS.2017.8233935

3D-printing soft sEMG sensing structures

Gerjan Wolterink, Remco Sanders, Frodo Muijzer, Bert-Jan van Beijnum, Gijs Krijnen

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This paper describes the development and characterization of soft and flexible 3D-printed sEMG electrodes. The electrodes are printed in one go on a low cost consumer multi-material FDM printer. The printed structures do not need any further production steps to give them conductive properties. Comparison between the gold standard Ag/AgCl gel electrodes and the printed EMG electrodes with a comparable contact area show that there is no significant difference in the EMG signal amplitude. The sensors are capable of distinguishing several levels of muscle activity of the biceps brachii. This all gives 3D- printed sEMG electrodes a high potential for creating personalized sensing structures, e.g. in prosthetic and orthotic contexts.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2017 IEEE Sensors
Publisher	IEEE
Number of pages	3
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-5090-1012-7
ISBN (Print)	978-1-5090-1013-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSENS.2017.8233935
Publication status	Published - 29 Oct 2017
Event	16th IEEE Sensors 2017 - Scottish Event Campus, Glasgow, United Kingdom Duration: 29 Oct 2017 → 1 Nov 2017 Conference number: 16 http://ieee-sensors2017.org/

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Conference	16th IEEE Sensors 2017
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Glasgow
Period	29/10/17 → 1/11/17
Internet address	http://ieee-sensors2017.org/

Keywords

3D-Printing
conductive
Flexible
Soft
EMG
Electrodes
SoftPro

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