Reusable and Soft Self-Adhesive Epidermal Electrodes for Human Skin Enabled by Functional Additives
Sungmin Bae, Dong-Jin Lee, Chuljin Hwang, Dae Yu Kim · 2026
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Description
Skin electrodes that read the body's signals are usually thrown away after one use, which wastes money and materials. Sungmin Bae and co-authors built a reusable one in this 2026 paper. Their electrode is soft, sticky, and conductive, thanks to functional additives mixed into its polymer. Tuning the polymer chains at the molecular level made the composite uniform.
The result stretches to more than twice its length and conducts electricity well. It clings to wet, wrinkled, and moving skin and stays put. Strong bonding at the skin surface keeps recordings clean. Longevity fights the e-waste that wearables quietly generate. A peel-and-reuse electrode could serve clinics and athletes alike.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Sungmin Bae, Dong-Jin Lee, Chuljin Hwang, Dae Yu Kim |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 32 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |