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
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;
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
DOI :
10.1109/EuCAP.2012.6206524
