DocumentCode
2193039
Title
Antenna independent path loss model for in-body communication in homogeneous tissue
Author
Kurup, Divya ; Joseph, Wout ; Tanghe, Emmeric ; Vermeeren, Günter ; Martens, Luc
Author_Institution
Wireless & Cable (WiCa) Group, Ghent Univ., Ghent, Belgium
fYear
2012
fDate
26-30 March 2012
Firstpage
3375
Lastpage
3377
Abstract
In this paper we propose for the first time an in-body path loss model for homogeneous human muscle tissue that is independent of the antennas for in-body communication at 2.45 GHz. The path loss model obtained can be used to design in-body communication systems at 2.45 GHz.
Keywords
biomedical communication; body area networks; muscle; antenna independent path loss model; homogeneous human muscle tissue; in-body communication systems; Dipole antennas; Gain; Humans; Muscles; Propagation losses;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Antennas and Propagation (EUCAP), 2012 6th European Conference on
Conference_Location
Prague
Print_ISBN
978-1-4577-0918-0
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-4577-0919-7
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/EuCAP.2012.6206524
Filename
6206524
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