Title :
Design strategies for implantable antennas
Author :
Skrivervik, A.K. ; Merli, F.
Author_Institution :
Lab. d´Electromagn. et d´Acoust., Ecole Polytech. Fed. de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
Abstract :
Considerations on the efficient design and the characterization of antennas for bio-implantable communication devices are presented. These devices are used in conjunction with health monitoring and/or health care systems. First, the main challenges to be met in designing such antennas are presented, subsequently followed by the proposition of a design procedure. Finally, the specific difficulties in characterizing implantable antennas are emphasized.
Keywords :
biomedical communication; health care; prosthetics; bioimplantable communication devices; health care systems; health monitoring; implantable antennas; Antenna measurements; Antennas; Encapsulation; Implants; Materials; Phantoms;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Conference (LAPC), 2011 Loughborough
Conference_Location :
Loughborough
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1014-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1015-5
DOI :
10.1109/LAPC.2011.6114011
