Biodegradable Polycarbonate Iongels for Electrophysiology Measurements

In recent years, gels based on ionic liquids incorporated into polymer matrices, namely iongels, have emerged as long-term contact media for cutaneous electrophysiology. Iongels possess high ionic conductivity and negligible vapor pressure and can be designed on demand. In spite of the extensive eff...

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Autores: Yuen, Alexander, Porcarelli, Luca, Hernández Aguirresarobe, Roberto, Sánchez Sánchez, Ana, Del Agua López, Isabel, Ismailov, Usein, Malliaras, George G., Mecerreyes Molero, David, Ismailova, Esma, Sardon Muguruza, Haritz
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Fecha de publicación:2018
País:España
Institución:Universidad del País Vasco
Repositorio:Addi. Archivo Digital para la Docencia y la Investigación
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Palabra clave:iongels
polycarbonate
electrophysiology
electrodes
biodegradable
8-membered cyclic carbonates
dry electrodes
electroencephalography
polymerization
recordings
hydrogels
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spelling Biodegradable Polycarbonate Iongels for Electrophysiology MeasurementsYuen, AlexanderPorcarelli, LucaHernández Aguirresarobe, RobertoSánchez Sánchez, AnaDel Agua López, IsabelIsmailov, UseinMalliaras, George G.Mecerreyes Molero, DavidIsmailova, EsmaSardon Muguruza, Haritziongelspolycarbonateelectrophysiologyelectrodesbiodegradable8-membered cyclic carbonatesdry electrodeselectroencephalographypolymerizationrecordingshydrogelsIn recent years, gels based on ionic liquids incorporated into polymer matrices, namely iongels, have emerged as long-term contact media for cutaneous electrophysiology. Iongels possess high ionic conductivity and negligible vapor pressure and can be designed on demand. In spite of the extensive efforts devoted to the preparation of biodegradable ionic liquids, the investigations related to the preparation of iongels based on biodegradable polymers remain scarce. In this work, biodegradable polycarbonate-based iongels are prepared by ring-opening polymerization of N-substituted eight ring membered cyclic carbonate monomers in the presence of imidazolium lactate ionic liquid. Our iongels are able to take up 10-30 wt % of ionic liquid and become softer materials by increasing the amount of free ionic liquid. Rheological measurements showed that the cross-over point between the storage modulus G' and loss modulus G '' occurs at lower angular frequencies when the loading of free ionic liquid increases. These gels are able to take up to 30 wt % of the ionic liquid and the ionic conductivity of these gels increased up to 5 x 10(-4) S.cm(-1) at 25 degrees C as the amount of free ionic liquid increased. Additionally, we assess the biodegradation studies of the iongels by immersing them in water. The iongels decrease the impedance with the human skin to levels that are similar to commercial Ag/AgCl electrodes, allowing an accurate physiologic signals recording. The low toxicity and biodegradability of polycarbonate-based iongels make these materials highly attractive for cutaneous electrophysiology applications.The authors would like to thank the European Commission for its financial support through the projects of OrgBIO-ITN 607896. A. Sanchez-Sanchez is thankful for the Marie Curie IF BIKE Project No. 742865.MDPI201920192018info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10810/31827reponame:Addi. Archivo Digital para la Docencia y la Investigacióninstname:Universidad del País VascoIngléshttps://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/10/9/989info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited (CC BY 4.0).Atribución 3.0 Españaoai:addi.ehu.eus:10810/318272026-06-18T09:23:17Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Biodegradable Polycarbonate Iongels for Electrophysiology Measurements
title Biodegradable Polycarbonate Iongels for Electrophysiology Measurements
spellingShingle Biodegradable Polycarbonate Iongels for Electrophysiology Measurements
Yuen, Alexander
iongels
polycarbonate
electrophysiology
electrodes
biodegradable
8-membered cyclic carbonates
dry electrodes
electroencephalography
polymerization
recordings
hydrogels
title_short Biodegradable Polycarbonate Iongels for Electrophysiology Measurements
title_full Biodegradable Polycarbonate Iongels for Electrophysiology Measurements
title_fullStr Biodegradable Polycarbonate Iongels for Electrophysiology Measurements
title_full_unstemmed Biodegradable Polycarbonate Iongels for Electrophysiology Measurements
title_sort Biodegradable Polycarbonate Iongels for Electrophysiology Measurements
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Yuen, Alexander
Porcarelli, Luca
Hernández Aguirresarobe, Roberto
Sánchez Sánchez, Ana
Del Agua López, Isabel
Ismailov, Usein
Malliaras, George G.
Mecerreyes Molero, David
Ismailova, Esma
Sardon Muguruza, Haritz
author Yuen, Alexander
author_facet Yuen, Alexander
Porcarelli, Luca
Hernández Aguirresarobe, Roberto
Sánchez Sánchez, Ana
Del Agua López, Isabel
Ismailov, Usein
Malliaras, George G.
Mecerreyes Molero, David
Ismailova, Esma
Sardon Muguruza, Haritz
author_role author
author2 Porcarelli, Luca
Hernández Aguirresarobe, Roberto
Sánchez Sánchez, Ana
Del Agua López, Isabel
Ismailov, Usein
Malliaras, George G.
Mecerreyes Molero, David
Ismailova, Esma
Sardon Muguruza, Haritz
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv iongels
polycarbonate
electrophysiology
electrodes
biodegradable
8-membered cyclic carbonates
dry electrodes
electroencephalography
polymerization
recordings
hydrogels
topic iongels
polycarbonate
electrophysiology
electrodes
biodegradable
8-membered cyclic carbonates
dry electrodes
electroencephalography
polymerization
recordings
hydrogels
description In recent years, gels based on ionic liquids incorporated into polymer matrices, namely iongels, have emerged as long-term contact media for cutaneous electrophysiology. Iongels possess high ionic conductivity and negligible vapor pressure and can be designed on demand. In spite of the extensive efforts devoted to the preparation of biodegradable ionic liquids, the investigations related to the preparation of iongels based on biodegradable polymers remain scarce. In this work, biodegradable polycarbonate-based iongels are prepared by ring-opening polymerization of N-substituted eight ring membered cyclic carbonate monomers in the presence of imidazolium lactate ionic liquid. Our iongels are able to take up 10-30 wt % of ionic liquid and become softer materials by increasing the amount of free ionic liquid. Rheological measurements showed that the cross-over point between the storage modulus G' and loss modulus G '' occurs at lower angular frequencies when the loading of free ionic liquid increases. These gels are able to take up to 30 wt % of the ionic liquid and the ionic conductivity of these gels increased up to 5 x 10(-4) S.cm(-1) at 25 degrees C as the amount of free ionic liquid increased. Additionally, we assess the biodegradation studies of the iongels by immersing them in water. The iongels decrease the impedance with the human skin to levels that are similar to commercial Ag/AgCl electrodes, allowing an accurate physiologic signals recording. The low toxicity and biodegradability of polycarbonate-based iongels make these materials highly attractive for cutaneous electrophysiology applications.
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