Title :
Simplified permittivity measurement of human skin in vivo
Author :
Yang, Zhi ; Jang, Sunghoon ; Fox, Martin D. ; Censor, Dan
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Connecticut Univ., Storrs, CT, USA
Abstract :
We have developed a simple method for measurement of the impedance of biological tissue in the frequency range (0.5~108 MHz). An easily fabricated concentric ring probe provide permittivity (dielectric constant) data which correlated well with published data
Keywords :
bioelectric phenomena; biomedical measurement; electric impedance measurement; permittivity measurement; skin; 0.5 to 108 MHz; biological tissue; concentric ring probe; equivalent circuit; human skin in vivo; impedance measurement; relative permittivity; simplified permittivity measurement; Biological tissues; Dielectric constant; Dielectric measurements; Frequency measurement; Humans; Impedance measurement; In vivo; Permittivity measurement; Probes; Skin;
Conference_Titel :
Bioengineering Conference, 2000. Proceedings of the IEEE 26th Annual Northeast
Conference_Location :
Storrs, CT
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6341-8
DOI :
10.1109/NEBC.2000.842409
