In this work, conductive polyurethane (PU) foam is developed to be used as skin electrode for long term use medical devices. Water based polyurethane and other eco-friendly substances are selected to implement a green process, where the composite is produced in the shape of film and foam, by a transfer coating process. Different formulation and process materials are consid- ered to evaluate the effect on surface resistivity and percolation threshold. The time stability, water vapor transmission, elongation and stress-strain properties, are studied. Results show that the realized material is suitable to be used as electrode for biomedical applications.

A green and simple process to develop conductive polyurethane foams for biomedical applications

Caba, Valentina
Writing – Original Draft Preparation
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Borgese, Laura
Writing – Review & Editing
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Agnelli, Silvia
Writing – Review & Editing
;
Depero, Laura E.
Writing – Review & Editing
2018-01-01

Abstract

In this work, conductive polyurethane (PU) foam is developed to be used as skin electrode for long term use medical devices. Water based polyurethane and other eco-friendly substances are selected to implement a green process, where the composite is produced in the shape of film and foam, by a transfer coating process. Different formulation and process materials are consid- ered to evaluate the effect on surface resistivity and percolation threshold. The time stability, water vapor transmission, elongation and stress-strain properties, are studied. Results show that the realized material is suitable to be used as electrode for biomedical applications.
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