Title
Small Antennas Used In The Vicinity Of Human Body
Abstract
Recently, wearable wireless devices or terminals have become hot a topic not only in research but also in business. Implantable wireless devices can temporarily be utilized to monitor a patient's condition in an emergency situation or to identify people in highly secured places. Unlike conventional wireless devices, wearable or implantable devices are used on or in the human body. In this sense, body-centric wireless communications (BCWCs) have become a very active area of research. Radiofrequency or microwave medical devices used for cancer treatment systems and surgical operation have completely different functions, but they are used on or in the human body. In terms of research techniques, such medical devices have a lot of similarities to BCWCs. The antennas to be used in the vicinity of the human body should be safe, small and robust. Also, their interaction with the human body should be well considered. This review paper describes some of the wearable antennas as well as implantable antennas that have been studied in our laboratory.
Year
DOI
Venue
2016
10.1587/transcom.2015ISI0002
IEICE TRANSACTIONS ON COMMUNICATIONS
Keywords
Field
DocType
wearable antenna, implantable antenna, body-centric wireless communications, RFID, hyperthermia, medical device, human body, phantom
Wireless,Telecommunications,Computer science,Wearable computer,Wearable antennas,Imaging phantom,Computer network,Electrical engineering,Human body
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
E99B
1
0916-8516
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
1
0.39
5
Authors
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Koichi Ito136854.87
Masaharu Takahashi24417.81
Kazuyuki Saito311.06