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Table 3 Electrical properties of human tissues

From: A flower bud-shaped flexible UWB antenna for healthcare applications

Tissue

Frequency (GHz)

Conductivity

σ (S/m)

Permittivity

(εr)

Loss tangent

Mass density (kg/m3)

Skin (dry)

3.6

2.0855

36.92

0.28205

1109

5.6

3.5467

35.28

0.32269

10

7.7869

31.484

0.45366

Fat

3.6

0.16086

5.1641

0.15554

911

5.6

0.28016

4.9733

0.18083

10

0.57091

4.6176

0.22678

Muscle

3.6

2.6458

51.32

0.25742

1090

5.6

4.7254

48.751

0.31114

10

10.337

43.035

0.44058