Measurement of low-resistance points on the skin by dry roller electrodes

Author

Yamamoto, Tatsuma ; Yamamoto, Yoshitake ; Yasuhara, Kiyotaka ; Yamaguchi, Yuzo ; Yasumo, W. ; Yoshida, Akiharu

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Okayama Univ., Japan

Volume

35

Issue

3

fYear

1988

fDate

3/1/1988 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

203

Lastpage

209

Abstract

Dry skin resistance is measured by application of a positive direct current flowing from a dry electrode to the skin. A device for finding low-resistance points is proposed, and methods for measuring the distribution of skin resistance are discussed. The voltage ratio is used to find the low-resistance points, using both a constant-current and a constant-voltage method. The latter is shown to be particularly effective. Guidelines for optimal design of the device are proposed.

Keywords

bioelectric phenomena; biological techniques and instruments; electric resistance measurement; skin; biological technique; constant-current method; constant-voltage method; device optimal design; dry roller electrodes; positive direct current; skin low-resistance points; skin resistance distribution; voltage ratio; Area measurement; Biomedical electrodes; Biomedical measurements; Contacts; Current measurement; Electric resistance; Electrical resistance measurement; Electrodes; Guidelines; Immune system; Skin; Surface resistance; Voltage; Electric Conductivity; Electrodes; Galvanic Skin Response; Humans;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9294

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/10.1363

Filename

1363