DocumentCode
1401957
Title
A Small Implantable Antenna for MedRadio and ISM Bands
Author
Asili, Mustafa ; Green, Ron ; Seran, Santosh ; Topsakal, Erdem
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Mississippi State Univ., Starkville, MS, USA
Volume
11
fYear
2012
fDate
7/4/1905 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1683
Lastpage
1685
Abstract
In this letter, we present a small implantable antenna for MedRadio (401-406 MHz) and ISM (433-434.8 MHz) bands. The antenna is designed to be implanted under the skin and therefore tested by using skin-mimicking gels. We found very good agreement between the simulated and measured return loss. The antenna provided reliable data telemetry up to 20 m when tested indoors.
Keywords
antenna testing; biomedical telemetry; ISM bands; MedRadio bands; frequency 401 MHz to 406 MHz; frequency 433 MHz to 434.8 MHz; implantable antenna; measured return loss; reliable data telemetry; simulated return loss; skin-mimicking gels; Antenna measurements; Antennas; Biomedical telemetry; Implantable biomedical devices; Implants; Implantable antennas; small antennas; tissue-mimicking gels;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1536-1225
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/LAWP.2013.2241723
Filename
6415980
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