CN111012290A - Conformal capsule antenna structure, preparation method and wireless capsule endoscope system - Google Patents

Conformal capsule antenna structure, preparation method and wireless capsule endoscope system Download PDF

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CN111012290A
CN111012290A CN201911326590.6A CN201911326590A CN111012290A CN 111012290 A CN111012290 A CN 111012290A CN 201911326590 A CN201911326590 A CN 201911326590A CN 111012290 A CN111012290 A CN 111012290A
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Abstract

The invention provides a conformal capsule antenna structure, a wireless capsule endoscope system with the conformal capsule antenna structure and a preparation method of the conformal capsule antenna structure. Through with helical antenna integration in the flexible top shell of capsule, not only possess the omnidirectional radiation ability of broadband, can also make full use of capsule inner space, reduce the occupation space of antenna, provide more overall arrangement spaces for other parts and components and parts in the capsule. The spiral antenna is directly prepared in the flexible top shell of the capsule by utilizing the stability of the non-contact processing of laser, so that the perfect conformity of the spiral antenna and the flexible top shell can be realized, the structure is stable, and the falling-off can be avoided. In addition, the arrangement mode of the invention can also ensure that the helical antenna is not easily influenced by other devices and has more stable performance.

Description

Conformal capsule antenna structure, preparation method and wireless capsule endoscope system
Technical Field
The invention belongs to the technical field of medical detection equipment, relates to a capsule endoscope for wireless communication inside and outside a human body, and particularly relates to a conformal capsule antenna structure and a preparation method thereof, and further relates to application of the conformal capsule antenna structure in a wireless capsule endoscope.
Background
The wireless capsule endoscope system is a comprehensive system integrating multiple subjects such as photoelectric information communication, image processing, biomedicine and the like, and has the characteristics of convenience, no wound, no pain and the like, and has important research significance and application value in the field of disease diagnosis and treatment. The wireless communication antenna for image data transmission is an important component of a wireless capsule endoscope system, can transmit monitored human body internal data to the body surface or the outside of the body in real time, embodies huge application value and research significance in the field of health and medical treatment, and directly influences the quality of human body internal information transmission.
Since the volume of the wireless capsule endoscope system is limited by the special application environment of the human body, and the orientation of the wireless capsule endoscope system is changed frequently when the wireless capsule endoscope system moves in the human body, the capsule endoscope is required to be as small as possible, and various devices in the capsule endoscope are required to be miniaturized as much as possible. Meanwhile, in the process of diagnosing the disease condition, high-quality and high-resolution image information needs to be transmitted in real time, which requires that the wireless communication antenna has higher transmission speed and larger bandwidth. However, the endoscope systems of the prior art do not satisfy the above requirements.
Disclosure of Invention
In view of the above, it is an urgent technical problem to provide a conformal capsule antenna with small size, high transmission speed and large bandwidth, a method for manufacturing the same, and an application of the conformal capsule antenna in a wireless capsule endoscope.
In view of the above problems, the present invention provides a conformal capsule antenna structure, which includes a flexible top shell, a spiral antenna and a feeding electrode, wherein the spiral antenna is a continuous spiral structure and has a start end and a tail end, the spiral antenna is conformal and fixed on the inner wall of the flexible top shell, one end of the feeding electrode is connected or attached to the start end or the tail end of the spiral antenna, and the other end is connected to a control circuit.
According to one embodiment of the present invention, the helical antenna has a width of 0.5mm to 3mm, a pitch of 0.5mm to 20mm, and a thickness of 2 to 100 μm.
According to one embodiment of the present invention, the flexible top case is made of polyimide or polycarbonate; and/or the flexible top shell is hemispherical, and the radius is 2-7 mm.
According to one embodiment of the present invention, the helical antenna includes a metal layer and a plating layer on a surface of the metal layer. Furthermore, the material of the metal layer is copper, gold, palladium or silver, and/or the material of the electroplated layer is copper, gold, silver or palladium.
The invention also provides a wireless capsule endoscope system, which comprises a capsule body and end bodies positioned at two ends of the capsule body and fixedly connected with the capsule body, wherein at least one end body is the conformal capsule antenna structure.
The invention also provides a preparation method of the conformal capsule antenna structure, which comprises the following steps: providing a flexible top shell, and forming a required spiral pattern on the inner surface of the flexible top shell, wherein the spiral pattern is made of conductive metal such as gold, copper, silver or palladium; electroplating the spiral pattern by taking the spiral pattern as a template to form a spiral antenna, wherein the spiral antenna is provided with a starting end and a tail end; and forming a feeding electrode at a start end or a tail end of the helical antenna.
Further, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the desired spiral pattern is formed by: depositing a metal layer on the inner surface of the flexible top shell; and carrying out laser etching on the metal layer to form a required spiral pattern. The deposition of the metal layer is formed by adopting a magnetron sputtering mode.
Further, according to another embodiment of the present invention, the desired spiral pattern is formed by: providing a precursor solution of a conductive metal, wherein the solute of the precursor solution is selected from one or more of palladium chloride, silver nitrate, silver trifluoroacetate, copper hydroxide, copper trihydroxy isonitrate and chloroauric acid; coating the precursor solution of the conductive metal on the inner surface of the flexible top shell; the flexible top shell covered with the precursor solution of the conductive metal is heated, and a layer of precursor film of the conductive metal is formed on the inner surface of the flexible top shell; and forming a required spiral pattern on the surface of the precursor film of the conductive metal in a laser direct writing mode.
According to one embodiment of the present invention, the precursor solution of the conductive metal is formed on the inner surface of the flexible top case by a spin coating method or a pulling method; and/or the spin coating speed is 100 to 3000rpm, or the pulling speed is 0.05 to 5 mm/s.
According to one embodiment of the present invention, a washing step is further included to remove excess precursor of the conductive metal before or after forming the feeding electrode.
In the invention, the spiral antenna is integrated in the flexible top shell of the capsule, so that the capsule has broadband omnidirectional radiation capability, the internal space of the capsule can be fully utilized, the occupied space of the antenna is reduced, and more layout space is provided for other components and parts in the capsule. The spiral antenna is directly prepared in the flexible top shell of the capsule by utilizing the stability of the non-contact processing of laser, so that the perfect conformity of the spiral antenna and the flexible top shell can be realized, the structure is stable, and the falling-off can be avoided. In addition, the arrangement mode of the invention can also ensure that the helical antenna is not easily influenced by other devices and has more stable performance. Finally, the helical antenna of the conformal capsule antenna structure prepared by the preparation method is large in thickness, stronger in signal transmission with the outside and free of signal interruption, so that the diagnostic continuity is facilitated.
The foregoing description is only an overview of the technical solutions of the present invention, and in order to make the technical means of the present invention more clearly understood, the present invention may be implemented in accordance with the content of the description, and in order to make the above and other objects, features, and advantages of the present invention more clearly understood, the following preferred embodiments are described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a wireless capsule endoscope system of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a conformal capsule antenna structure according to the present invention.
Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of a method for manufacturing a conformal capsule antenna structure according to a first embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of a method for manufacturing a conformal capsule antenna structure according to a second embodiment of the invention.
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To further illustrate the technical means and effects of the present invention adopted to achieve the predetermined objects, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the following embodiments. It is to be understood that the following examples are illustrative of the invention only and are not limiting thereof.
Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a wireless capsule endoscopic system 100 of the present invention. As shown, the wireless capsule endoscope system 100 includes a capsule body 110 and end bodies (not labeled) disposed at two ends of the capsule body 110 and fixedly connected to the capsule body 110, wherein at least one of the end bodies is a conformal capsule antenna structure 120, and the two end bodies are fixedly connected together by screwing, clamping, and the like. The capsule body 110 also includes a light source, an imaging device, a sensor, a battery, a transceiver module, and the like, which are not shown in fig. 1 for convenience of description.
Fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a conformal capsule antenna structure 120 of the present invention. As shown, the conformal capsule antenna structure 120 includes a flexible top shell 122, a helical antenna 124, and a feed electrode (not shown). As shown in the figure, the spiral antenna 124 is a continuous spiral structure having a start end 1242 and a tail end 1244, the width d of the spiral antenna 124 is 0.5mm to 3mm, the spiral pitch L is 0.5mm to 20mm, and the thickness is 2 μm to 100 μm. The helical antenna 124 is conformally fixed to the inner wall of the flexible top case 122, one end of the feeding electrode is connected or attached to the beginning end 1242 or the end 1244 of the helical antenna 124, and the other end is connected to a control circuit (not shown).
The flexible top shell 122 is a curved thin substrate made of a flexible material, such as polyimide, polycarbonate, etc., and in one embodiment, the flexible top shell 122 has a hemispherical shape with a radius of 2-7 mm. In one embodiment, the beginning 1242 of the helical antenna 124 is located at the center of the flexible top shell 122. In the present application, the material of the spiral antenna 124 is a high-conductivity conductive metal material, such as copper, gold, silver, or palladium.
Such an arrangement significantly reduces the space occupied by the antenna inside the capsule body 110 as compared to an embedded antenna, resulting in a larger interior space inside the capsule body 110 for placement of other elements.
The present invention also provides a method of making the conformal capsule antenna structure 120 shown in fig. 2. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a first embodiment of the present invention. The preparation method comprises the following steps:
first, a flexible top case 122 is provided, the flexible top case 122 is a curved thin substrate made of a flexible material, such as polyimide, polycarbonate, etc., in this embodiment, the flexible top case 122 has a hemispherical shape with a radius of 2-7 mm. The flexible top shell 122 is an already formed capsule shell.
Next, a metal layer 123 is deposited on the inner surface of the flexible top shell 122. The deposition of the metal layer 123 is realized by magnetron sputtering. In this embodiment, the magnetron sputtering apparatus employs an ATTO3-SS vacuum magnetron sputtering coating machine from beijing pato vacuum technology ltd, and the set working conditions are as follows: vacuum 8X 10-5~1×10-4Pa, current 0.5-5A, time 30 s-10 min. The target material for sputtering is a solid target materialSuch as copper target, gold target, silver target, palladium target, etc. The deposited metal layer 123 has a thickness of 10nm to 1 μm and is made of a metal such as copper, gold, silver, or palladium.
Next, the metal layer 123 is laser etched to form a desired spiral pattern 125. The laser etching is realized by a three-axis displacement platform and a scanning galvanometer, specifically, a laser focusing point is controlled by the three-axis displacement platform, the laser focusing point is focused on the metal layer 123 on the inner wall of the flexible top shell 122 in real time, the required spiral pattern 125 is rapidly scanned by matching with the scanning galvanometer, and the spiral pattern 125 has a start end 1252 positioned in the center and a tail end (not shown) positioned at the end point of the spiral.
Then, the spiral pattern 125 is used as a template, and plating is performed on the spiral pattern 125 to form the spiral antenna 124, whereby the spiral antenna 124 also has a start end 1242 and a tail end 1244. The electroplating solution is commercially available, and for example, a Japanese PROMEX gold plating solution or a copper electroplating solution produced by Shanghai hydroxyl chemical engineering science and technology company is adopted; the plating is performed by using a DC power supply, such as a Leda LP220DE type DC power supply, and the current density of the plating is 0.01-50A/cm2
Therefore, the material of the spiral antenna 124 is copper, gold, silver, palladium or other conductive metal, the thickness of the spiral antenna 124 is 2 to 100 μm, the width of the spiral antenna 124 is 0.5mm, and the spiral pitch is 1 mm. Specifically, the helical antenna 124 includes two layers: the metal layer is positioned on the lower layer and the electroplated layer is positioned on the surface of the metal layer, and the metal layer and the electroplated layer are made of copper, silver, palladium or gold, and the metal layer and the electroplated layer are the same or different.
The spiral antenna 124 is formed on the basis of the original spiral pattern 125, and the thickness of the spiral antenna 124 is increased by electroplating, so that signals are stronger when signals are transmitted with the outside, signal interruption is avoided, and diagnosis is influenced. Compared with the prior art, the thickness of the conformal helical antenna 124 obtained by the preparation method is larger, but the method in the prior art cannot achieve the thickness of the antenna, and therefore, in terms of signal transmission, the signals transmitted by the helical antenna 124 prepared by the method are stronger, and the continuity of diagnosis is more facilitated.
Finally, a feeding electrode (not shown) is formed on the beginning 1242 or the end 1244 of the spiral antenna 124. The feed electrode is also connected to the control circuit, for example by wire bonding.
FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a second embodiment of the present invention, the method comprising the steps of:
first, a flexible top case 122 is provided, the flexible top case 122 is a curved thin substrate made of a flexible material, such as polyimide, polycarbonate, etc., in this embodiment, the flexible top case 122 has a hemispherical shape with a radius of 2-7 mm. The flexible top shell 122 is a molded capsule shell.
Secondly, providing a precursor solution of the conductive metal, wherein the solute of the precursor solution of the conductive metal is selected from palladium chloride, silver nitrate, silver trifluoroacetate, copper hydroxide and copper (Cu) trihydroxy isonitrate2(NO3)(OH)3) And chloroauric acid. For example, in one embodiment, the solute of the precursor solution of the conductive metal is palladium chloride. The conductive metal precursor solution has a solute such as palladium chloride in a mass fraction of 1 to 50 wt%. The precursor solution of the conductive metal is commercially available or prepared, and for example, CN103373740A describes a precursor Cu of copper metal2(NO3)(OH)3The preparation method of (1). As will be appreciated by those skilled in the art, the solute of the precursor solution of the conductive metal is substantially a compound of the conductive metal.
Again, the precursor solution of the conductive metal is coated on the inner surface of the flexible top case 122. In one embodiment, the coating is performed by spin coating at a speed of 100-3000 rpm.
Then, the flexible top case 122 covered with the precursor solution of the conductive metal is baked to form a precursor film 126 of the conductive metal on the inner surface of the flexible top case 122, wherein the precursor film is made of a compound of the conductive metal, such as palladium chloride, silver nitrate, silver trifluoroacetate, copper hydroxide, copper trihydroxy isonitrate, or chloroauric acid. In one embodiment, the precursor film is palladium chloride. A hot baking apparatus such as a model GZ008 electric oven. The baking temperature is 50-150 ℃, and the baking time is 30 seconds-5 minutes. In the process of baking, only the solvent is volatilized, and no chemical change occurs. In this example, the plate was baked at 120 ℃ for 2 minutes.
Next, a desired spiral pattern 125 is formed on the surface of the precursor thin film 126 of the conductive metal by laser direct writing. The laser direct writing adopts equipment such as German DL300U type laser processing equipment which is mainly provided with an AWAVE-355-15W type ultraviolet laser, a Hurryscan III355 digital scanning galvanometer, a Linos355F100 type telecentric focusing lens, a three-dimensional displacement platform and the like. The output wavelength of the ultraviolet laser is 355 nm. The controllable laser power is 0-15W, and the scanning speed is 10-1000 mm/s. In the present embodiment, the laser focus point is controlled by the three-axis displacement platform to focus on the inner surface of the flexible top shell 122 in real time, and the scanning galvanometer is used to scan the desired spiral pattern 125 quickly. The action principle of laser direct writing is as follows: the laser scans the surface of the precursor film 126 of the conductive metal according to a computer-defined pattern. The computer is used to control the laser beam to write preset pattern on the surface of the target base material directly according to the designed path without mask, the operation is flexible, and the high energy of the laser is utilized. In one embodiment, the material of the precursor film 126 of the conductive metal is palladium chloride, the palladium chloride at the position scanned by the laser is reduced to palladium metal under the high energy of the laser, and the position not scanned by the laser still exists in the form of palladium chloride. In another embodiment, the material of the precursor film 126 of the conductive metal is silver nitrate, the silver nitrate at the position scanned by the laser is reduced to silver metal under the high energy of the laser, and the position not scanned by the laser still exists in the form of silver nitrate. In yet another embodiment, the material of the precursor film 126 of the conductive metal is silver trifluoroacetate, the silver trifluoroacetate at the position scanned by the laser is reduced to silver metal under the high energy of the laser, and the position not scanned by the laser still exists in the form of silver trifluoroacetate. In yet another embodiment, the material of the precursor film 126 of the conductive metal is copper hydroxide, the copper hydroxide at the position scanned by the laser is reduced to copper metal under the high energy of the laser, and the position not scanned by the laser still exists in the form of copper hydroxide. In another embodiment, the material of the precursor film 126 of the conductive metal is trihydroxy copper nitrate, the copper trihydroxy nitrate at the position scanned by the laser is reduced to copper metal under the high energy of the laser, and the position not scanned by the laser still exists in the form of the copper trihydroxy nitrate. In yet another embodiment, the material of the precursor film 126 of the conductive metal is chloroauric acid, the chloroauric acid at the position scanned by the laser is reduced to gold under the high energy of the laser, and the position not scanned by the laser still exists in the form of chloroauric acid. Thus, the precursor film 126 of the conductive metal, after being laser-written, includes two parts: metal regions 1262 that make up the spiral pattern 125, and a precursor 1264 of the remaining conductive metal outside the pattern. The spiral pattern 125 has a start 1252 at the center and a tail (not shown) at the end of the spiral, whereby the spiral pattern 125 itself constitutes a metal layer of gold, silver, copper or palladium.
Then, the spiral pattern 125 is used as a template, and a plating layer is formed on the spiral pattern 125 by plating to form the spiral antenna 124, whereby the spiral antenna 124 also has a leading end 1242 and a trailing end 1244. The spiral antenna 124 has a thickness of 20 μm, a width of 1mm, and a spiral pitch of 2 mm. In this embodiment, the helical antenna 124 includes two layers: the metal layer is positioned on the lower layer and the electroplated layer is positioned on the metal layer and made of copper, silver, palladium or gold. The material of the electroplated layer and the material of the metal layer can be the same or different. Preferably, the material of the plating layer is the same as that of the metal layer. The plating step is the same as the preparation method of the first embodiment described above.
Finally, a feeding electrode (not shown) is formed on the beginning 1242 or the end 1244 of the spiral antenna 124. The feed electrode is also connected to the control circuit, for example by wire bonding.
Optionally, the flexible top shell is washed either before or after forming the feeding electrode to remove excess precursors of conductive metals, such as palladium chloride, silver nitrate, silver trifluoroacetate, copper hydroxide, copper trihydroxy isonitrate, or chloroauric acid. For example, when the precursor of the conductive metal is palladium chloride, the washing solution is one or more of water, ethanol and acetone.
The method of the third embodiment of the present invention includes the following steps. The illustration may refer to fig. 4 of the second embodiment.
First, as described in the second embodiment, a flexible top shell 122 is provided, the flexible top shell 122 being an already molded capsule shell.
Next, as described in the second embodiment, a precursor solution of the conductive metal is provided.
Again, the interior surface of the flexible top shell 122 is coated with the precursor solution of the conductive metal. In this embodiment, a pulling method is adopted, the flexible top shell 122 is immersed in the precursor solution of the conductive metal, and then pulled out from the solution, wherein the pulling speed is 0.05-5 mm/s. Thus, the precursor solution of the conductive metal is adhered to both the inner and outer surfaces of the flexible top case 122.
Next, the flexible top case 122 covered with the precursor solution of the conductive metal is thermally baked, so that the precursor solution of the conductive metal forms precursor films 126 of the conductive metal on the inner and outer surfaces of the flexible top case 122. In this example, the sheet was baked at 100 ℃ for 30 seconds. The heat drying principle is the same as above.
Then, a desired spiral pattern 125 is formed on the surface of the precursor thin film 126 of the conductive metal by means of laser direct writing. The laser direct writing step is the same as the second embodiment.
Next, the spiral pattern 125 is used as a template, and plating is performed on the spiral pattern 125 to form the spiral antenna 124, whereby the spiral antenna 124 also has a start end 1242 and a tail end 1244. The thickness of the spiral antenna 124 is 90 μm. The plating step is the same as the preparation method of the first embodiment described above. In this embodiment, the helical antenna 124 includes two layers: the metal layer is made of gold, silver, copper or palladium, and the electroplated layer is made of copper, silver, palladium or gold. The material of the electroplated layer and the material of the metal layer can be the same or different. Preferably, the material of the plating layer is the same as that of the metal layer.
Finally, a feeding electrode (not shown) is formed on the beginning 1242 or the end 1244 of the spiral antenna 124. The feed electrode is also connected to the control circuit, for example by wire bonding.
In the czochralski method, a washing step is performed to remove excess precursors of conductive metals such as palladium chloride, silver nitrate, silver trifluoroacetate, copper hydroxide, copper trihydroxy isonitrate, or chloroauric acid before or after forming the feeding electrode.
In the second and third embodiments, the precursor solution of the conductive metal is dried to remove moisture, so as to obtain a precursor film of the conductive metal, and then the metal compound in the precursor of the conductive metal is reduced to the conductive metal by using the high energy of the laser. Therefore, it is understood by those skilled in the art that any metal compound capable of being reduced to a conductive metal by a laser with high energy can be used as the precursor of the present application, and is not limited to the kind of the precursor listed in the present application.
By the above method of the present invention, a helical antenna 124 is formed on the inner surface of the flexible top shell 122 of the capsule endoscope 100, and a feeding electrode is formed at the beginning or the end of the helical antenna, thereby obtaining the conformal capsule antenna structure 120 of the present invention. The conformal capsule antenna structure 120 is matched with the capsule body 110 to form a shell of the endoscope capsule 100, and required electronic components are arranged in the capsule body 110, so that the endoscope capsule provided by the invention is obtained.
In the invention, the spiral antenna 124 is integrated in the flexible top shell 122 of the capsule, so that the capsule has broadband omnidirectional radiation capability, the internal space of the capsule can be fully utilized, the occupied space of the antenna is reduced, and more layout space is provided for other components and parts in the capsule. By utilizing the stability of the non-contact processing of the laser, the spiral antenna 124 is directly prepared inside the flexible top shell 122 of the capsule, so that the perfect conformity of the spiral antenna 124 and the flexible top shell 122 can be realized, the structure is stable, and the falling-off is avoided. In addition, the arrangement of the present invention can make the helical antenna 124 not easily affected by other devices, and the performance is more stable. Finally, the helical antenna 124 of the conformal capsule antenna structure 120 prepared by the preparation method of the present application has a larger thickness, so that a signal is stronger when the signal is transmitted with the outside, and signal interruption is not caused, thereby being more beneficial to the continuity of diagnosis.
In use, since the wireless capsule endoscope is a capsule-shaped endoscope, which is a wireless implant device, enters a human body through oral administration, moves in the digestive tract by virtue of the peristalsis of the digestive tract to spy on the health condition of the digestive tract, and can transmit related information in real time. When being discharged, the medicine is discharged out of the body through the human excretory system along with the peristalsis of the digestive tract. The wireless capsule endoscope has the advantages of convenient examination, no wound, no lead, no pain, no cross infection, no influence on the normal work of patients and the like.
Although the present invention has been described with reference to the preferred embodiments, it should be understood that various changes, substitutions and alterations can be made herein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

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1. The utility model provides a conformal capsule antenna structure, its characterized in that includes flexible top shell, helical antenna and feed electrode, and this helical antenna is continuous heliciform structure, has top and tail end, and this helical antenna is conformal and be fixed in this flexible top shell inner wall, and this feed electrode's one end is connected or attached at this helical antenna's top or tail end, and other end connection control circuit.
2. The conformal capsule antenna structure of claim 1, wherein: the width of the spiral antenna is 0.5 mm-3 mm, the spiral distance is 0.5 mm-20 mm, and the thickness is 2-100 mu m.
3. The conformal capsule antenna structure of claim 1, wherein: the flexible top shell is made of polyimide or polycarbonate; and/or the flexible top shell is hemispherical, and the radius is 2-7 mm.
4. The conformal capsule antenna structure of claim 1, wherein: the spiral antenna comprises a metal layer positioned at the lower layer and an electroplated layer positioned on the surface of the metal layer.
5. The conformal capsule antenna structure of claim 4, wherein: the material of the metal layer is copper, gold, palladium or silver, and/or the material of the electroplated layer is copper, gold, silver or palladium.
6. A wireless capsule endoscopic system, characterized by: the conformal capsule antenna structure comprises a capsule body and end bodies which are positioned at two ends of the capsule body and fixedly connected with the capsule body, wherein at least one end body is the conformal capsule antenna structure according to any one of claims 1-5.
7. A method of making a conformal capsule antenna structure according to any one of claims 1-5, comprising the steps of:
providing a flexible top shell, and forming a required spiral pattern on the inner surface of the flexible top shell, wherein the spiral pattern is made of conductive metal;
electroplating the spiral pattern by taking the spiral pattern as a template to form a spiral antenna, wherein the spiral antenna is provided with a starting end and a tail end; and
a feeding electrode is formed at the beginning or the end of the helical antenna.
8. The method of claim 7, wherein: the desired spiral pattern is formed by the following method: depositing a metal layer on the inner surface of the flexible top shell; and carrying out laser etching on the metal layer to form a required spiral pattern.
9. The method of claim 8, wherein: the deposition of the metal layer is formed by adopting a magnetron sputtering mode.
10. The method of claim 7, wherein: the desired spiral pattern is formed by the following method:
providing a precursor solution of a conductive metal;
coating the precursor solution of the conductive metal on the inner surface of the flexible top shell;
the flexible top shell covered with the precursor solution of the conductive metal is heated, and a layer of precursor film of the conductive metal is formed on the inner surface of the flexible top shell; and
and forming a required spiral pattern on the surface of the precursor film of the conductive metal in a laser direct writing mode.
11. The method of manufacturing according to claim 10, wherein: the precursor solution is formed on the inner surface of the flexible top shell by a spin coating method or a pulling method; the spin coating speed is 100-3000 rpm, and the pulling speed is 0.05-5 mm/s; and/or the heat drying temperature is 50-150 ℃ and the time is 30 seconds-5 minutes.
12. The method of manufacturing according to claim 10, wherein: a washing step is also included to remove precursors of the conductive metal, either before or after forming the feed electrode.
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