Table 7.6. Composition And Electrical Properties Of Simulated Muscle
For 13.56-2450 MHz (Chou et a., 1984)


Actual Muscle Tissue
(37°C)
Phantom Muscle Tissue
(22°C)

Frequency
(MHz)

Dielectric
Constant '

Conductivity
(S/m)

Dielectric
Constant '

Conductivity
(S/m)

TX-150
(%)
Polyethylene
Powder
(%)
Aluminum
Powder
(%)

H20
(%)

NaCl
(%)
2450 47.0 2.17 47.4 ± 0.9 2.17 ± 0.08 8.46 15.01 --- 75.48 1.051
915 51.0 1.28 51.1 ± 0.6 1.27 ± 0.02 8.42 15.44 --- 75.15 0.996
750 52.0 1.25 52.5 ± 0.6 1.26 ± 0.04 8.42 15.44 --- 75.15 0.996
433 53.0 1.18 53.5 ± 0.5 1.21 ± 0.01 8.42 15.44 --- 75.15 0.996
300 54.0 1.15 54.8 ± 0.7 1.17 ± 0.01 8.42 15.44 --- 75.15 0.996
200 56.5 1.00 56.7 ± 0.7 1.06 ± 0.02 8.39 15.79 --- 74.92 0.894
100 71.7 0.89 71.5 ± 1.1 0.89 ± 0.01 9.81 --- 2.12 87.59 0.482
70 84.0 0.79 84.7 ± 0.5 0.76 ± 0.01 10.36 --- 2.72 86.50 0.424
40.68 97.0 0.68 97.9 ± 3.8 0.70 ± 0.02 9.68 --- 9.20 80.82 0.303
27.12 113.0 0.60 113 ± 3.0 0.62 ± 0.02 9.70 --- 9.06 80.97 0.270
13.56 149.0 0.62 149 ± 3.0 0.62 ± 0.03 9.69 --- 9.15 80.88 0.280