Title :
A novel compact Planar Inverted-F Antenna for biomedical applications in the MICS band
Author :
Yeboah-Akowuah, Bright ; Kallos, Efthymios ; Palikaras, George ; Yifan Chen ; Kosmas, Panagiotis
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Natural & Math. Sci., King´s Coll. London, London, UK
Abstract :
Miniaturised antennas for implantable medical devices (IMDs) are on high demand for various applications. This paper presents a novel design of a Planar Inverted-F Antenna (PIFA) for biomedical applications in the medical implant and communication service band (MICS) 402-405MHz. The proposed antenna is characterized by very small size and a good resonant performance inside human tissue-mimicking materials.
Keywords :
biological tissues; biomedical equipment; planar inverted-F antennas; prosthetics; MICS band; PIFA; biomedical applications; frequency 402 MHz to 405 MHz; human tissue-mimicking materials; medical implant communication service band; miniaturised antennas; planar inverted-F antenna; resonant performance; Microwave antennas; Microwave integrated circuits; Muscles; Resonant frequency; Skin; antenna; biomedical applications; electrically small antenna; implantable antenna; implantable medical devices;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), 2014 8th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
The Hague
DOI :
10.1109/EuCAP.2014.6901888
