hi wayneh.
sorry for the long absence. work tears me away from the human race occasionally and my computer giving up the smoke right before i left didn't help either.
as for the multi layer i was thinking more i terms of the tongue electrode. it is 9x16 terminals so im not sure how i would construct that with only one layer. and as you pointed out it cant have any nasty stuff in it as it will be in the mouth and potentially electrolizing.