Journal
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INSTRUMENTATION AND MEASUREMENT
Volume 62, Issue 9, Pages 2446-2455Publisher
IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC
DOI: 10.1109/TIM.2013.2258766
Keywords
Capacitive coupling; galvanic coupling; intrabody communication (IBC); measurement setup; pathloss
Funding
- Consejeria de Economia, Innovacion y Ciencia, Government of Andalucia [P08-TIC-04069, P10-TIC-6214]
- Fondo de Investigaciones Sanitarias, Instituto de Salud Carlos III [PI11/00111]
- CIBER-BBN under Grant NANOPHOR
- VI National Research and Development
- Instituto de Salud Carlos III
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One of the main objectives of research into intrabody communication (IBC) is the characterization of the human body as a transmission medium for electrical signals. However, such characterization is strongly influenced by the conditions under which the experiments are performed. In addition, the outcomes reported in the literature vary according to the measurement method used, frequently making comparisons among them unfeasible. Further studies are still required in order to establish a methodology for IBC characterization and design. In this paper, both galvanic and capacitive coupling setups have been implemented and a comprehensive set of measurements has been carried out by analyzing fundamental IBC parameters such as optimum frequency range, maximum channel length, and type of electrodes, among others. Consequently, practical conclusions regarding the experimental conditions that optimize IBC performance for each coupling technique have been obtained.
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