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Table 3 Dielectric parameters of different tissues

From: Electrical exposure analysis of galvanic-coupled intra-body communication based on the empirical arm models

f (kHz)

Dry skin

Wet skin

Fat

Muscle

Bone

σ (S/m)

ɛ r

σ (S/m)

ɛ r

σ (S/m)

ɛ r

Transverse σ (S/m)

Longitudinal σ (S/m)

ɛ r

σ (S/m)

ɛ r

10

0.00020

1133.6

0.0029

29010

0.0238

1085.3

0.3408

1.022

25909

0.0204

521.64

100

0.00045

1119.2

0.0658

15357

0.0244

92.885

0.3619

1.086

8089.2

0.0208

227.64

200

0.00105

1104.8

0.1135

8849.2

0.0246

56.015

0.3841

1.152

6377.7

0.0211

203.74

400

0.00305

1076.3

0.1635

4514.6

0.0248

38.134

0.4278

1.283

4339.3

0.0218

182.27

1000

0.0132

990.76

0.2214

1832.8

0.0251

27.222

0.5027

1.508

1836.4

0.0243

144.51