Application Article

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

Table 4

Comparison of the implantable antennas design.

AntennaDesign typeVolume (mm3)Resonant bandBW (MHz)Gai (dBi)The depth in phantomDimension of phanto (mm3)Equipped with electronic circuit

Reference [2]Planar meander line41WMTS (1.4 GHz)20N/AN/AN/ANo

Reference [3]Planar meander capsule886WMTS (1.4 GHz)N/A N/AN/AYes

Reference [4]PIFA180ISM (2.4 GHz)120N/AN/A No

Reference [5]Folded slot dipole550ISM (2.4 GHz)350 4 mm No

Reference [6]PIFA790MICS (402 MHz)132 4 mmN/ANo

Reference [7]PIFA190MICS (402 MHz)50 5 mmN/ANo

Reference [8]PIFA122MICS (402 MHz)122 N/AN/ANo

Reference [9] PIFA 245MICS (402 MHz) 115 N/A No
ISM (433 MHz)
ISM (2.4 GHz)70

Reference [10]Pyramidal spiral2477MedRadio (401 MHz)
ISM (2.4 GHz)
N/A
N/A
−29
−19
N/A Yes

Reference [11]PIFA1266MICS (402 MHz)
ISM (2.4 GHz)
101
170
−28
−10
3 mmN/ANo

Proposed Antenna PIFA 245MedRadio (401 MHz)
ISM (433 MHz)
150
−23
4 mm No
WMTS (1.427 GHz)52 −17
ISM (2.4 GHz)102