Antennas and Wireless Power Transfer Methods for Biomedical Applications

Join the cutting edge of biomedical technology with this essential reference

The role of wireless communications in biomedical technology is a significant one. Wireless and antenna-driven communication between telemetry components now forms the basis of cardiac pacemakers and defibrillators, cochlear implants, glucose readers, and more. As wireless technology continues to advance and miniaturization progresses, it's more essential than ever that biomedical research and development incorporate the latest technology.

Antennas and Wireless Power Transfer Methods for Biomedical Applications provides a comprehensive introduction to wireless technology and its incorporation into the biomedical field. Beginning with an introduction to recent developments in antenna and wireless technology, it analyzes the major wireless systems currently available and their biomedical applications, actual and potential. The result is an essential guide to technologies that have already improved patient outcomes and increased life expectancies worldwide.

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Authored by internationally renowned researchers of wireless technologies
Detailed analysis of CP implantable antennas, wearable antennas, near-field wireless power, and more
Up to 100 figures that supplement the text

Antennas and Wireless Power Transfer Methods for Biomedical Applications is a valuable introduction for biomedical researchers and biomedical engineers, as well as for research and development professionals in the medical device industry.

Yongxin Guo is a Full Professor at National University of Singapore. He is a Fellow of IEEE and Singapore Academy of Engineering. He is serving as Editor-in-Chief, IEEE Journal of Electromagnetics, RF and Microwave in Medicine and Biology. He is a Distinguished Lecturer for IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society and his current research interests include wireless power transfer, antennas, oxford, electromagnetic sensing and MMIC modelling and design for biomedicine, internet of things and wireless communications.

Yuan Feng is a Research Fellow of National University of Singapore and an Adjunct Associate Investigator of NUS Suzhou Research Institute. Dr. Feng serves as a Reviewer for the IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation and he received his PhD. from Tsinghua University, China, in 2020. His research interests include neuromodulation technology, implantable and wearable antennas for biomedical and healthcare applications, RF energy harvesting, and wireless power.

Changrong Liu is an Associate Professor at Soochow University, China, and is a member of the IEEE. He received his PhD in radio physics from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China in 2015 and his research interests include LTCC-based millimeter-wave antenna array design, circularly polarized beam-steering antenna array, and implantable antennas for biomedical applications, including wireless data telemetry, and power transfer.