Title :
Estimation of maximum communication distance between in-vivo miniature electronic implants
Author :
Penkin, Dmitriy ; Janssen, Gerard ; Yarovoy, Alexander
Author_Institution :
Comput. Sci. EEMCS, Delft Univ. of Technol., Delft, Netherlands
Abstract :
The known 3-layered model of a human body (skin-fat-muscle) is applied to estimate maximum distances feasible for the communication between two in-vivo miniature electronic devices. It is notable that dimensions of these implants are assumed not to extend the thickness of the human fat layer. The effect of guided wave propagation in the selected 3-layered model is investigated and the gain coming from this effect is numerically analysed.
Keywords :
body area networks; muscle; patient diagnosis; patient monitoring; physiological models; skin; telemedicine; fat; guided wave propagation; human body; in-vivo miniature electronic implants; maximum communication distance; muscle; skin; Biological system modeling; Dipole antennas; Humans; Implants; Muscles; Skin;
Conference_Titel :
Medical Information & Communication Technology (ISMICT), 2011 5th International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Montreux
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-9443-9
DOI :
10.1109/ISMICT.2011.5759791
