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Experimental wireless link and SAR assessments of an implantable PIFA for biotelemetry in the 2.45 GHz band

cris.virtual.department Universiti Malaysia Perlis
cris.virtualsource.department 1a4b2948-ab8b-44d1-a06a-7fb794e36d03
dc.contributor.author Muhammad Solihin Zulkefli
dc.contributor.author Kai Zhang
dc.contributor.author Mariella Sarestoniemi
dc.contributor.author Sami Myllymäki
dc.contributor.author William George Whittow
dc.contributor.author Sen Yan
dc.contributor.author Ping Jack Soh
dc.date.accessioned 2025-10-02T02:09:14Z
dc.date.available 2025-10-02T02:09:14Z
dc.date.issued 2023
dc.description.abstract An experimental wireless link and specific absorption rate (SAR) assessment is presented in this work. A compact planar inverted-F antenna (PIFA) is designed and evaluated for biotelemetry application as an antenna at 2.45 GHz band. The proposed antenna provided a satisfactory bandwidth per unit volume using a two-layered stacked structure consisting of a high-frequency laminate and a low loss ceramic layer. The antenna was first co-designed inside several different types of phantom boxes to optimize its performance, considering computational resources. Next, a semisolid intestinal phantom model used in simulations were chosen to be fabricated for experimental evaluations. Evaluation results indicated a satisfactory antenna's operation from 2.13 to 2.81 GHz (bandwidth of 27.8%), with realized gains of -26.49 dBi when implanted at 45 mm inside the phantom. Next, measurements were performed on the antenna's communication link with a wearable antenna to study the effects its depth (from 10 to 45mm), indicating transmission coefficients of between -40 and -60 dB at 2.45 GHz. Finally, its SAR levels are evaluated experimentally using a commercial measurement system when implanted within the human tissue. Results indicated satisfactory level of 0.685 W/kg (averaged over 10 g of tissues) and is suitable for biotelemetry application.
dc.identifier.doi 10.1109/JERM.2023.3294707
dc.identifier.uri https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/RecentIssue.jsp?punumber=7397573
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14170/14607
dc.language.iso en
dc.publisher Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
dc.relation.ispartof IEEE Journal of Electromagnetics, RF and Microwaves in Medicine and Biology
dc.relation.issn 2469-7249
dc.relation.issn 2469-7257
dc.subject Capsule antennas
dc.subject Implantable antennas
dc.subject Specific absorption rate
dc.subject Biomedical telemetry
dc.title Experimental wireless link and SAR assessments of an implantable PIFA for biotelemetry in the 2.45 GHz band
dc.type journal-article
dspace.entity.type Publication
oaire.citation.endPage 289
oaire.citation.issue 3
oaire.citation.startPage 281
oaire.citation.volume 7
oairecerif.author.affiliation Universiti Malaysia Perlis
oairecerif.author.affiliation Xi'an Jiaotong University
oairecerif.author.affiliation Oulun Yliopisto
oairecerif.author.affiliation Oulun Yliopisto
oairecerif.author.affiliation Loughborough University
oairecerif.author.affiliation Xi'an Jiaotong University
oairecerif.author.affiliation Oulun Yliopisto
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