| A study on electrode gels for skin conductance measurements. | |
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PMID: 20811086 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Low-frequency skin conductance is used within several clinical applications and is mainly sensitive to sweating and the moisture content of the stratum corneum, but also how electrodes introduce changes in the electrical properties. Four electrode gels were investigated with regard to sorption characteristics and electrical properties. Skin conductance time series were collected from 18 test subjects during relaxation, exercise and recovery, wearing different pairs of electrodes contralaterally on the hypothenar and the T9 dermatome. Pressure test was applied on the T9 electrodes. Impedance frequency sweeps were taken on the T9 electrodes the same day and the next, parameterized to the Cole model. ANOVA on the initial skin conductance level change, exercise response amplitude, recovery offset and pressure-induced changes revealed significant differences among gel types. The wetter gels caused a higher positive level change, a greater response amplitude, larger recovery offset and greater pressure-induced artifacts compared to the solid gels. Sweating on the T9 site led to negative skin conductance responses for the wetter gels. Correlations were found between the desorption measurements and the initial skin conductance level change (hypothenar: R = 0.988 T9: R = 0.901) RM-ANOVA on the Cole parameters revealed a significant decrease in R(s) of the most resistive gel. Clinical implications are discussed. |
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Authors:
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Christian Tronstad; Gorm Krogh Johnsen; Sverre Grimnes; Ørjan G Martinsen |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2010-09-01 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Physiological measurement Volume: 31 ISSN: 1361-6579 ISO Abbreviation: Physiol Meas Publication Date: 2010 Oct |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-09-13 Completed Date: 2010-12-22 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9306921 Medline TA: Physiol Meas Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1395-410 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Clinical and Biomedical Engineering, Oslo University Hospital-Rikshospitalet, Norway. |
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Artifacts Electric Conductivity Electrodes Electrophysiology / methods* Female Galvanic Skin Response / physiology* Gels / chemistry* Humans Male Pressure Time Factors Water |
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0/Gels; 7732-18-5/Water |
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