Robust implantable antenna for in-body communications

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Abstract

A compact implantable printed meandered folded dipole antenna with a volume of 101.8 mm3 and robust performance is presented for operation in the 2.4 GHz medical ISM bands. The implant antenna is shown to maintain its return loss performance in the 2360-2400 MHz, 2400-2483.5 MHz and 2483.5-2500 MHz frequency bands, simulated in eleven different body tissue types with a broad range of electrical properties. Bandwidth and resonant frequency changes are reported for the same antenna implanted in high water content tissues such as muscle and skin as well as low water content tissues such as subcutaneous fat and bone. The antenna was also shown to maintain its return loss performance as it was moved towards a tissue boundary within a simulated phantom testbed.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2015 Loughborough Antennas and Propagation Conference, LAPC 2015
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781479989430
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 24 Dec 2015
Externally publishedYes
EventLoughborough Antennas and Propagation Conference, LAPC 2015 - Loughborough, United Kingdom
Duration: 2 Nov 20153 Nov 2015

Publication series

Name2015 Loughborough Antennas and Propagation Conference, LAPC 2015

Conference

ConferenceLoughborough Antennas and Propagation Conference, LAPC 2015
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityLoughborough
Period2/11/153/11/15

Keywords

  • body phantom
  • implantable medical devices
  • implanted antenna
  • Medical body area network

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