Abstract
In this study, we present a simple recipe for a skin mimicking material intended for in vitro testing of implantable antennas operating at Industrial, Scientific, and Medical (ISM) (2.4 GHz-2.48 GHz) band. The material is composed of de-ionized water, Triton X-100, and Diethylene Glycol Butyl Ether (DGBE). The relative dielectric constant and conductivity of the proposed material are within 0.5% and 3.4% of the properties of the reference human skin from the literature in the entire ISM band. In order to test the transmission characteristics of the material, in vitro measurements of a dual-band antenna are performed.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 2001736 |
Pages (from-to) | 418-420 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters |
Volume | 7 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2008 |
Externally published | Yes |
Funding
Manuscript received May 02, 2008; revised June 09, 2008. First published June 27, 2008; current version published November 14, 2008. This work was supported in part by the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation under Grant 5-2007-326.
Funders | Funder number |
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Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International | 5-2007-326 |
Keywords
- Diethylene glycol butyl ether (DGBE)
- Implantable antenna
- Industrial scientific and medical (ISM) band
- Polyethylene glycol mono phenyl ether (Triton x-100)
- Skin mimicking material