Electrically small folded ellipsoidal helix antenna for medical implant applications

IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society, AP-S International Symposium (Digest)

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 769-771

  Huang, Haiyu ^a,b   Nieman, Karl ^a   Hu, Ye ^b   Akinwande, Deji ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^b HOUSTON METHODIST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

3 D antenna fabrication; Electrically small antennas; helical antennas; medical implants; radiation resistance

Indexed keywords

3-D ANTENNA FABRICATION; ELECTRICALLY SMALL ANTENNAS; FABRICATION PROCEDURE; HELIX ANTENNAS; HIGH BANDWIDTH; MEDICAL IMPLANTS; RADIATION EFFICIENCY; RADIATION RESISTANCE; SELECTIVE LASER SINTERING; SPHERICAL HELIX; TUNABILITIES;

ASPECT RATIO; FABRICATION; LASER HEATING; SINTERING; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

HELICAL ANTENNAS;

EID: 80054989241     PISSN: 15223965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/APS.2011.5996826     Document Type: Conference Paper

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