Signal transmission through human muscle for implantable medical devices using galvanic intra-body communication technique - Details

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Signal　transmission　over　human　tissues　has　long　been　the　center　research　topic　for　biomedical　engineering　in　both　academic　and　industrial　arenas.　This　is　particular　important　for　implantable　medical　devices　(IMD)　to　communicate　with　other　sensor　devices　in　achieving　health　care　and　monitoring　functions.　Traditional　Radio　Frequency　(RF)　transmission　technique　suffers　from　not　only　high　attenuation　but　also　potential　interference　&　eavesdropping.　This　paper　has　examined　the　alternate　galvanic　type　Intra-Body　Communication　Technique　(IBC)　in　transmitting　signal　across　the　body　tissue　(mainly　muscle)　in　both　analytical　electromagnetic　model　with　simulation　results.　Comparisons　of　these　results　with　traditional　RF　data　in　literatures　show　a　high　promising　potential　(saving　over　10　dB　or　more　in　path　loss)　for　IBC　transmission.　Concrete　discussions　and　several　further　research　directions　are　also　given　out　at　the　end　of　this　paper.　©　2012　IEEE.

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Biomedical engineering Electromagnetic simulation Industrial research Medicine Muscle Radio transmission

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[ 1 ] [Chen, Xi Mei]Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Macau, Taipa, China
[ 2 ] [Mak, Peng Un]Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Macau, Taipa, China
[ 3 ] [Mak, Peng Un]Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, A and M University, TX, United States
[ 4 ] [Pun, Sio Hang]Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Macau, Taipa, China
[ 5 ] [Pun, Sio Hang]State Key Laboratory of Analog and Mixed-Signal VLSI, University of Macau, Taipa, China
[ 6 ] [Gao, Yue Ming]Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Macau, Taipa, China
[ 7 ] [Gao, Yue Ming]College of Physical and Information Engineering, Fuzhou University, China
[ 8 ] [Vai, Mang I.]Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Macau, Taipa, China
[ 9 ] [Du, Min]College of Physical and Information Engineering, Fuzhou University, China