Wireless Mobile Communication and Healthcare. Second International ICST Conference, MobiHealth 2011, Kos Island, Greece, October 5-7, 2011. Revised Selected Papers

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Parametric Study and Design of Implantable PIFAs for Wireless Biotelemetry

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.1007/978-3-642-29734-2_14,
        author={Asimina Kiourti and Michalis Tsakalakis and Konstantina Nikita},
        title={Parametric Study and Design of Implantable PIFAs for Wireless Biotelemetry},
        proceedings={Wireless Mobile Communication and Healthcare. Second International ICST Conference, MobiHealth 2011, Kos Island, Greece, October 5-7, 2011. Revised Selected Papers},
        proceedings_a={MOBIHEALTH},
        year={2012},
        month={10},
        keywords={Finite element method (FEM) implantable antenna medical implant communications service (MICS) band parametric study},
        doi={10.1007/978-3-642-29734-2_14}
    }
    
  • Asimina Kiourti
    Michalis Tsakalakis
    Konstantina Nikita
    Year: 2012
    Parametric Study and Design of Implantable PIFAs for Wireless Biotelemetry
    MOBIHEALTH
    Springer
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-29734-2_14
Asimina Kiourti1,*, Michalis Tsakalakis1, Konstantina Nikita1,*
  • 1: National Technical University of Athens
*Contact email: akiourti@biosim.ntua.gr, knikita@ece.ntua.gr

Abstract

The design parameters of a skin–implantable planar inverted–F antenna (PIFA) operating in the 402–405 MHz Medical Implant Communications Service (MICS) band are studied and their impact on the exhibited resonance characteristics is assessed. Based on the parametric results, two novel MICS PIFAs are proposed for skin–implantation. The study, thus, evaluates the tuning stability of a novel implantable PIFA on potential manufacturing inaccuracies. Significant guidance on implantable PIFA design is also provided. Numerical results based on Finite Element Method (FEM) numerical simulations are presented.