To know laws and guidelines on the exposure to electromagnetic fields. To know the main applications of the electromagnetic fields for the remote monitoring of vital parameters and to be able to design antennas and circuits for Body Area Networks. To acquire skills on the dosimetry of electromagnetic fields in biological tissues through numerical techniques and electromagnetic softwares.
teacher profile teaching materials
Integral Maxwell equations. Local Maxwell equations.Constitutive relations. Monochromatic fields. Boundary conditions. Plane waves. Reflection and refraction. Radiation in the far field.
Bioelectromagnetic interaction. Polarization of the materials. Cole & Cole relatons and Debye law. Dielectric properties of biological media. Thermoregulation and bio-heat equation. Definitons of SAR.
Part II – Circuts and antennas for electromagnetic sensors in telemedicine
Transmission lines. Matching techniques of the transmission lines. Smith Chart.Guded propagation in Microstrip structures.
Antennas: classification. Antenna parameters: gain, directivity, radiation diagram, bandwith, beamwidth, efficiency, impedance. Fris formula. Dipole antennas. Microstrip antennas
Antennas for sensors for on-body, in-body and off-body communications. Applcations to the monitoring of physiological parameters. Materials and techniques for wearable antennas. Antennas for implantable sensors. Techniques for the electromasgnetic dosimetry and the computation of SAR in biological tissues. Antropomorphic models for the numerical dosimetry of electromagnetic fields. IEEE Standard 62209-1528.
Use of electromagnetic software for antenna design and electromagnetic field dosimetry.
Part III - Studies ande gudelines for the prevention of risks of electromagnetic fields
Studies and regulations by ICNIRP and OMS on the exposure to eletromagnetic fields. European
directivities and national legislation: limits of exposure to low-frequency sources; limits of exposure to radiofrequency fields.
Mutuazione: 20810337 ELECTROMAGNETISM FOR BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING in Biomedical Engineering LM-21 R PONTI CRISTINA
Programme
Part I - Fundamentals of electromagnetic fields and bioelectromagnetismIntegral Maxwell equations. Local Maxwell equations.Constitutive relations. Monochromatic fields. Boundary conditions. Plane waves. Reflection and refraction. Radiation in the far field.
Bioelectromagnetic interaction. Polarization of the materials. Cole & Cole relatons and Debye law. Dielectric properties of biological media. Thermoregulation and bio-heat equation. Definitons of SAR.
Part II – Circuts and antennas for electromagnetic sensors in telemedicine
Transmission lines. Matching techniques of the transmission lines. Smith Chart.Guded propagation in Microstrip structures.
Antennas: classification. Antenna parameters: gain, directivity, radiation diagram, bandwith, beamwidth, efficiency, impedance. Fris formula. Dipole antennas. Microstrip antennas
Antennas for sensors for on-body, in-body and off-body communications. Applcations to the monitoring of physiological parameters. Materials and techniques for wearable antennas. Antennas for implantable sensors. Techniques for the electromasgnetic dosimetry and the computation of SAR in biological tissues. Antropomorphic models for the numerical dosimetry of electromagnetic fields. IEEE Standard 62209-1528.
Use of electromagnetic software for antenna design and electromagnetic field dosimetry.
Part III - Studies ande gudelines for the prevention of risks of electromagnetic fields
Studies and regulations by ICNIRP and OMS on the exposure to eletromagnetic fields. European
directivities and national legislation: limits of exposure to low-frequency sources; limits of exposure to radiofrequency fields.
Prerequisiti
Knowledge of the courses of physics, in particular the topics relevant to electromagnetic fields. Knowledge of the course of Electromagnetic Fields, and in particular of the topics: plane waves, refraction and reflection of plane waves, electromagnetic radiation, guided field theory.Core Documentation
Dispense fornite dal docente.Attendance
Attendance is not mandatory but recommendedType of evaluation
Written examination.