Research
Wireless assessment of obesity
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- Obesity is a leading preventable cause of death worldwide, with increasing rate in adults and children. Obesity increases the likelihood of various diseases, such as uterine cancer, gallbladder disease, heart disease, and certain types of cancer. To assess obesity, patients can self-monitor their fatness, especially in the abdomen, in a private setting. We are currently developing a very convenient method to measure abdominal fatness wirelessly. This is based on the observation that the input impedance of an antenna changes particularly depending on the thickness of fat beneath the skin.
- Supporting Grants :
한국연구재단 신진연구자지원사업 (2017.03-2021.02)
- Relevant Publications :
J. Lee+, A. J. Park+, Y. Tanabe, A. S. Y. Poon, and S. Kim*, ‘‘A microwave method to remotely assess the abdominal fat thickness’’, AIP Advances, 11, 035111, 2021
J. Park, J. Lee, B. Lee, A. S. Y. Poon, S. Lee, and S. Kim* ‘‘Measuring abdominal fatness using the principle of Salisbury screen’’, Electronics letters, 53 (14), 2017.
S. Kim, J. Ho, L.Y. Chen, and A. S. Y. Poon*, ‘‘Wireless power transfer to a cardiac implant’’, Applied Physics Letters, 101 (7), 2012. Featured in Stanford News. Selected as APL Editor's pick in Biophysics.