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Chapter 13
Wireless Embedded/
Implanted Microsystems:
Architecture and Security
Derek Chandler, Jonathan Pittman,
JaberAbu-Qahouq, and Fei Hu
13.1 Introduction
Wireless embedded microsystems (WEMs) have been popularly used in sensing and control of
physical objects. For example, in a structural health monitoring application, a fiber-optic strain
gauge sensor (a type of WEM) could be embedded into the elastic layer of a bridge to detect bridge
fracture. In a medical application, the implanted medical devices or biochips such as pacemakers
can be implanted into the human body for organ control. In a machine maintenance application,
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