Wireless Power Transfer Systems for Biomedical Devices

Dear Colleagues,

Wireless biomedical devices for health monitoring, syndrome detection, disease prevention, drug delivery and prosthetic limb applications have attracted significant attention over the last decade. However, the power requirement is the major constraint for the implementation of such devices. Packaged batteries are the traditional power source for these devices. This source of power is limited by the size and the lifetime of the battery, which are the significant parameters for biomedical implants. In addition, battery leakage can present a serious health hazard. Similarly, transdermal or percutaneous wiring is inconvenient due to its bulky size and risk of infection. Therefore, wireless power transfer (WPT) technology has recently emerged as an alternative source of batteries and wired power supply for biomedical devices such as pacemakers, retinal implants and neurostimulators. However, the power requirement of some of these devices is a major challenge.

In the last decade, extensive research work has been conducted to establish WPT as a standard power supply technique for biomedical devices. However, significant issues still need to be addressed before WPT can be implemented as a standalone charging solution. This Special Issue aims to present novel findings on design analysis and implementation of WPT for biomedical devices. 

This Special Issue is focused on, but not limited to, the following topics:

1. Theoretical analysis of WPT techniques for biomedical devices;
2. Necessary electromagnetic theory;
3. Design and implementation of WPT coils and antennas;
4. Measurement and safety analysis of WPT for biomedical application;
5. Power management electronics for WPT;
6. Simulation of WPT for biomedical devices;
7. WPT efficiency analysis;
8. Power electronics and batteries;
9. Near field, mid field and far field;
10. Wireless data transfer;
11. Tissue safety analysis;
12. Energy harvesting;
13. Antenna and wave propagation;
14. RFID.

Dr. Sadeque Reza Khan
Dr. Mohammad Alibakhshikenari
Guest Editors

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