Accurate human tissue characterization for energy-efficient wireless on-body communications

Sensors (Switzerland)

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 7546-7569

  Vallejo, Mónica ^a   Recas, Joaquín ^b   del Valle, Pablo García ^b   Ayala, Jose L ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA   (Colombia)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Body type; Electromagnetic; Human body communication; Received signal strength indication (RSSI); Tissues; Wireless body sensor networks (WBSNs)

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; BODY SENSOR NETWORKS; DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELECTROMAGNETISM; SPORTS MEDICINE; WEARABLE COMPUTERS;

BODY TYPE; ELECTROMAGNETIC; HUMAN BODY COMMUNICATIONS; RECEIVED SIGNAL STRENGTH INDICATION; WIRELESS BODY SENSOR NETWORKS;

TISSUE;

EID: 84879027197     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s130607546     Document Type: Article

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