Review on Medical Implantable Antenna Technology and Imminent Research Challenges

dc.contributor.authorSoliman, Md Mohiuddin
dc.contributor.authorChowdhury, Muhammad E. H.
dc.contributor.authorKhandakar, Amith
dc.contributor.authorIslam, Mohammad Tariqul
dc.contributor.authorQiblawey, Yazan
dc.contributor.authorMusharavati, Farayi
dc.contributor.authorZal Nezhad, Erfan
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-13T14:32:53Z
dc.date.available2021-05-13T14:32:53Z
dc.date.issued2021-05-02
dc.date.updated2021-05-13T14:32:54Z
dc.description.abstractImplantable antennas are mandatory to transfer data from implants to the external world wirelessly. Smart implants can be used to monitor and diagnose the medical conditions of the patient. The dispersion of the dielectric constant of the tissues and variability of organ structures of the human body absorb most of the antenna radiation. Consequently, implanting an antenna inside the human body is a very challenging task. The design of the antenna is required to fulfill several conditions, such as miniaturization of the antenna dimension, biocompatibility, the satisfaction of the Specific Absorption Rate (SAR), and efficient radiation characteristics. The asymmetric hostile human body environment makes implant antenna technology even more challenging. This paper aims to summarize the recent implantable antenna technologies for medical applications and highlight the major research challenges. Also, it highlights the required technology and the frequency band, and the factors that can affect the radio frequency propagation through human body tissue. It includes a demonstration of a parametric literature investigation of the implantable antennas developed. Furthermore, fabrication and implantation methods of the antenna inside the human body are summarized elaborately. This extensive summary of the medical implantable antenna technology will help in understanding the prospects and challenges of this technology.
dc.description.departmentBiomedical Engineering and Chemical Engineering
dc.identifierdoi: 10.3390/s21093163
dc.identifier.citationSensors 21 (9): 3163 (2021)
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12588/591
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 United States
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectmedical implantable antenna
dc.subjectantenna design
dc.subjectspecific absorption rate
dc.subjectimplant fabrication
dc.subjectbiocompatibility
dc.titleReview on Medical Implantable Antenna Technology and Imminent Research Challenges
dc.typeArticle

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