Analysis of electromagnetic fields induced in operation of a wireless fully passive backscattering neurorecording microsystem in emulated human head tissue

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 2170-2176

  Schwerdt, Helen N ^a   Miranda, Felix A ^b   Chae, Junseok ^a  

^a Arizona State University   (United States)

^b NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Backscattering; brain machine interfaces; implantable electronics; microelectromechanical systems (MEMS); passive devices; specific absorption rate (SAR)

Indexed keywords

BRAIN MACHINE INTERFACE; IMPLANTABLE ELECTRONICS; MICRO ELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEM (MEMS); PASSIVE DEVICES; SPECIFIC ABSORPTION RATE;

BACKSCATTERING; BRAIN; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; MEMS; TISSUE;

MICROSYSTEMS;

EID: 84877749053     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2013.2252916     Document Type: Article

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