Implantable Antennas for Biomedical Applications

Implantable antenna technology is a current trend in biomedical applications. Implantation is being used in Biotelemetry and Biomedical therapy. The trend of implantation started in 1960’s with implantable pace makers and is emerging with improving the size and efficiency of implantable devices. Biomedical applications cover Biotelemetry and Biomedical therapy. Realization of implantable antennas demands for work in various s areas. This work can be categorized as (a) Choosing different antenna configurations suitable for lossy media, (b) minimizing the size of antennas and improving the efficiency, (c) packaging of antennas with proper insulating layers (d) testing the performance to enhance the range of Biomedical applications. This paper gives a review on the work done in all the above mentioned areas.