Author(s)

Laura Guérin¹, Christophe Loyez², Kamel Guerchouche¹, Fouad Maaloul¹

¹Biomediqa, 99C Rue Parmentier, Villeneuve d’Ascq, France.
²CNRS, UMR 8520 IEMN, IRCICA, Lille, France.

The deployment of wireless technologies in the radiology field requires development of radiolucent materials allowing wireless communication. In this paper, both the radiolucency (X-rays) and Electro-Magnetic (EM) properties of the conductive polymer poly (3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) polystyrene sulfonate (PEDOT:PSS) are investigated to address wireless applications in the field of the radiology. A model was developed to predict the PEDOT:PSS performance and assess the interest of this material in terms of radiolucency characteristics and Electro Magnetic (EM) radiation efficiency. A PEDOT:PSS antenna operating in the Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) Ultra High Frequency (UHF) band, was realized to experimentally validate abilities of PEDOT:PSS. These performances are compared with those produced by a similar antenna made of conventional materials such as copper. Experimental results validate the numerical model of the designed structure. This paper demonstrates the potential of polymer materials in the field of x-ray imaging.

PEDOT:PSS, Radiology, Radiolucency, Wireless Technologies

Guérin, L. , Loyez, C. , Guerchouche, K. and Maaloul, F. (2017) Characterization of Radiolucent and Electro-Magnetic Properties of Polymer PEDOT: PSS for Radiological Applications. Open Journal of Organic Polymer Materials, 7, 17-28. doi: 10.4236/ojopm.2017.72002.