RFID technology for human implant devices

Comptes Rendus Physique

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 675-683

  Aubert, Hervé ^a,b  

^a LAAS CNRS   (France)

^b INSA   (France)

Author keywords

Human implant devices; Nanotechnology; RFID technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052882364     PISSN: 16310705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crhy.2011.06.004     Document Type: Short Survey

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