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Biotelemetric Wireless Intracranial Pressure Monitoring: An In Vitro Study

Table 3

Dielectric properties of the tissues and water [1416].

TissueRelative permittivityConductivity [S/m]

Skin (fat layer)12.08 (at 13 MHz)
7.91 (at 32 MHz)
0.030 (at 13 MHz)
0.033 (at 32 MHz)

Skull (compact bone)31.33 (at 12 MHz)
20.44 (at 32 MHz)
0.045 (at 13 MHz)
0.053 (at 32 MHz)

Water80 (at 20°C)0.005–0.05