Wideband Epidermal Antenna for Medical Radiometry
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Wideband Antenna Design
2.1. Short-Circuited Stub Matching
2.2. Losses in the Volume
3. Experimental Validation
3.1. Matching Measurement Campaign
3.2. Back radiation Measurement Campaign
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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W1 | W2 | L1 | L2 | Ls | W0 |
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11.0 | 6.0 | 8 | 4 | 1.4 | 1.2 |
Tissue | Frequency (GHz) | εr | σ (S/m) |
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Wet Skin | 2 | 43.6 | 1.34 |
Wet Skin | 4 | 40.8 | 2.70 |
Muscle | 2 | 53.3 | 1.45 |
Muscle | 4 | 50.8 | 3.02 |
Frequency | Back-Rad.Wback | W1 (0–3 mm) | W2 (3–7 mm) (VUI) | W3 (Z > 7 mm) | Skin SAR (W/kg) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 GHz | 0.028 | 0.571 | 0.165 | 0.173 | 15.4 |
3 GHz | 0.009 | 0.623 | 0.195 | 0.163 | 16.5 |
4 GHz | 0.036 | 0.668 | 0.175 | 0.071 | 18.0 |
Volunteer | Gender | BMI | Foot Size (cm) |
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S1 | Female | 17.4 | 25.5 |
S2 | Female | 21.8 | 22.5 |
S3 | Male | 30.2 | 29 |
S4 | Male | 18.3 | 27.5 |
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León, G.; Herrán, L.F.; Mateos, I.; Villa, E.; Ruiz-Alzola, J.B. Wideband Epidermal Antenna for Medical Radiometry.Sensors2020,20, 1987. https://doi.org/10.3390/s20071987
León G, Herrán LF, Mateos I, Villa E, Ruiz-Alzola JB. Wideband Epidermal Antenna for Medical Radiometry.Sensors. 2020; 20(7):1987. https://doi.org/10.3390/s20071987
Chicago/Turabian StyleLeón, Germán, Luis F. Herrán, Ignacio Mateos, Enrique Villa, and Juan B. Ruiz-Alzola. 2020. "Wideband Epidermal Antenna for Medical Radiometry"Sensors 20, no. 7: 1987. https://doi.org/10.3390/s20071987
APA StyleLeón, G., Herrán, L. F., Mateos, I., Villa, E., & Ruiz-Alzola, J. B. (2020). Wideband Epidermal Antenna for Medical Radiometry.Sensors,20(7), 1987. https://doi.org/10.3390/s20071987