Printed multi-turn loop antenna for RF biotelemetry

A novel printed multi-turn loop antenna for contact-less powering and RF telemetry from implantable bio-MEMS sensors at a design frequency of 300 MHz is demonstrated. In addition, computed values of input reactance, radiation resistance, skin effect resistance, and radiation efficiency for the printed multi-turn loop antenna are presented. The computed input reactance is compared with the measured values and shown to be in fair agreement. The computed radiation efficiency at the design frequency is about 24%.