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.

Wireless communication with implanted medical devices using the conductive properties of the body

“…Many laboratories have successfully used galvanic intrabody communication to transmit data between electrodes attached to the skin [12,18–20]. …”