title: Multilayer limb quasi-static electromagnetic modeling with experiments for Galvanic coupling type IBC.
abstract: Intra-body communication (IBC) is a new, emerging, short-range and human body based communication methodology. It is a technique to network various devices on human body, by utilizing the conducting properties of human tissues. For currently fast developed Body area network(BAN)/Body sensor network(BSN), IBC is believed to have advantages in power consumption, electromagnetic radiation, interference from external electromagnetic noise, security, and restriction in spectrum resource. In this article, the authors propose an improved mathematical model, which includes both electrical properties and proportion of human tissues, for IBC on a human limb. By solving the mathematical model analytically on four-layer system (skin, fat, muscle, and bone) and conducting in-vivo experiment, a comparison has been conducted.
authors.affiliation: Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Macau, Av. Padre Tomas Pereira, Taipa, Macau, China. lodge@mail.eee.umac.mo
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Pun
authors.forename: Y M
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Mou
authors.forename: P U
authors.initials: PU
authors.lastname: Mak
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Vai
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Du
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D001132:Arm / Q000502:physiology; D004568:Electrodiagnosis / Q000379:methods*; D055590:Electromagnetic Phenomena; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008954:Models, Biological; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D055815:Young Adult