• DocumentCode
    751326
  • Title

    Path loss model for in-body communication in homogeneous human muscle tissue

  • Author

    Kurup, D. ; Joseph, W. ; Vermeeren, G. ; Martens, L.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Inf. Technol., IBBT-Ghent Univ., Ghent
  • Volume
    45
  • Issue
    9
  • fYear
    2009
  • Firstpage
    453
  • Lastpage
    454
  • Abstract
    Proposed is the first in-body path loss model in homogeneous human muscle tissue at 2.4 GHz for implants in the human body. This model is valid for insulated dipole antennas up to a distance of 8 cm. Excellent agreement is obtained between measurements, simulations and the models. The path loss model can be used to design an in-body communication system.
  • Keywords
    biomedical telemetry; body area networks; dipole antennas; muscle; prosthetics; WBAN; distance 8 cm; frequency 2.4 GHz; homogeneous human muscle tissue; human body implant; in-body communication; insulated dipole antenna; path loss model; wireless body area network;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el.2009.3484
  • Filename
    4840292