Application Article

Design of Novel S-Shaped Quad-Band Antenna for MedRadio/WMTS/ISM Implantable Biotelemetry Applications

Table 1

Comparison of electrical properties of tissues at MedRadio, WMTS, and two ISM bands.

TissuesMedRadio (401 MHz)ISM (433 MHz)WMTS (1.427 GHz)ISM (2.4 GHz)
 (S/m)  (S/m)  (S/m)  (S/m)

Pork skin46.60.6646.50.6742.31.0840.31.63
Skin46.80.6946.10.739.61.0438.11.44
Muscle57.10.7956.90.8954.11.1552.81.71

Relative permittivity: ; conductivity: .