Implantable antennas: A tutorial on design, fabrication, and in vitro\/In vivo testing

IEEE Microwave Magazine

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 77-91

  Kiourti, Asimina ^a   Nikita, Konstantina S ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS NTUA   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT; DRUG INFUSION; FREQUENCY BANDS; LOW POWER ELECTRONICS; TELEMETERING;

IMPLANTABLE ANTENNAS; IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES; IMPLANTABLE PACEMAKER; INHERENT LIMITATIONS; INTRA-CRANIAL PRESSURE; MEDICAL IMPLANT COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM; THERAPEUTIC APPLICATION; WIRELESS TRANSMISSIONS;

ANTENNAS;

EID: 84900837958     PISSN: 15273342     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MMM.2014.2308765     Document Type: Article

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