A distributed-parameter approach to model galvanic and capacitive coupling for intra-body communications

Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social-Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering

Volumn 83 LNICST, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-8

  Callejón, M Amparo ^a   Reina Tosina, Javier ^a,b   Roa, Laura M ^a,b   Naranjo, David ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^b BIOMATERIALES Y NANOMEDICINA CIBER BBN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Attenuation; capacitive coupling; distributed parameter circuit; electrophysiological properties; galvanic coupling; intra body communication; skin admittance

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATION; CAPACITIVE COUPLINGS; DISTRIBUTED PARAMETER CIRCUIT; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES; GALVANIC COUPLING; INTRA-BODY COMMUNICATIONS;

ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE;

PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS;

EID: 84869594454     PISSN: 18678211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-29734-2_1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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