Title :
Human body sensing: A pervasive approach by implanted RFID tags
Author :
Occhiuzzi, Cecilia ; Marrocco, Gaetano
Author_Institution :
DISP, Univ. of Roma Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
Abstract :
Starting from the physical evidence that passive RFID systems may be used as self-sensing devices, the feasibility of human monitoring by means of implanted tags is here investigated. The key parameters to master with the purpose to enhance the sensitivity of the implanted radiosensor have been theoretically analyzed and numerically applied to a specific medical problem, i.e. the continuous monitoring of liver cancer evolution. Preliminary experimental results with simplified phantoms corroborate the analysis.
Keywords :
biosensors; radiofrequency identification; ubiquitous computing; continuous monitoring; human body sensing; human monitoring; implanted RFID tags; implanted radiosensor; liver cancer evolution; medical problem; passive RFID systems; pervasive approach; physical evidence; self-sensing devices;
Conference_Titel :
Applied Sciences in Biomedical and Communication Technologies (ISABEL), 2010 3rd International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Rome
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8131-6
DOI :
10.1109/ISABEL.2010.5702812
