Performance of a novel miniature antenna implanted in the human head for wireless biotelemetry

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

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 392-395

  Kiourti, Asimina ^a   Christopoulou, Maria ^a   Nikita, Konstantina S ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Biocompatibility; finite difference time domain (FDTD); implantable antenna; medical implant communications service (MICS) band; specific absorption rate (SAR); wireless biotelemetry

Indexed keywords

FINITE DIFFERENCE TIME DOMAINS; IMPLANTABLE ANTENNAS; MEDICAL IMPLANT COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES; SPECIFIC ABSORPTION RATE; WIRELESS BIOTELEMETRY;

ABSORPTION; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIOTELEMETRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORPTION; FINITE DIFFERENCE TIME DOMAIN METHOD; RADAR ANTENNAS; TISSUE;

ANTENNAS;

EID: 80054995735     PISSN: 15223965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/APS.2011.5996726     Document Type: Conference Paper

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