Magnetodielectric hexaferrite flake/polymer substrate for implantable antenna with an enhanced insensitivity to implant position

  • Sang Eui Lee
  • , Han Joon Kim
  • , Jae Ho Lee
  • , Kyoung Sub Oh
  • , H. Thomas Hahn
  • , Ji Woong Choi

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Abstract

A magnetodielectric substrate is firstly proposed for implantable antennas in medical implant communication service (MICS) band. Ba3Co2Fe24O41 (Co2Z), Z-type hexaferrite flakes synthesized by molten-salt method were incorporated with a polymer matrix, having a real permeability of 2.88 and a magnetic loss of 0.029 at 402 MHz. A spiral antenna with the magnetodielectric substrate has a bandwidth 70% and 50% broader than that with a commercial dielectric substrate, Rogers 3210, in a 2/3-phantom model and a multi-layered body model, respectively. The band broadening retains the bandwidth to be overlapped after implant positions change, leading to an enhancement in insensitivity to the implant position.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)94-97
Number of pages4
JournalMaterials Letters
Volume187
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Jan 2017

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Keywords

  • Antenna substrate
  • Hexaferrite
  • Implantable medical antenna
  • MICS band
  • Magnetodielectric

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