Where is the datasheet for the chip inside of this glass capsule?

I built a setup to use these tags with an ID-3LA and a custom coil and it's kind of working, but I'm hoping to improve the read range. Any suggestions on the ideal antenna dimensions and wire gauge to maximize range?

I had one of these implanted in my right hand today.
So if you're wondering if it work,well it does,thank you Sparkfun =D

I had one implanted in my left wrist. But really this is not a good idea if it is not properly sterilized. My dad is a doctor so he autoclaved it at 260F and did the procedure. Mine has been in for a bit over a week and no infections or anything negative so far. Don't expect very many doctors to be hot on the idea though.
Here is the youtube video of the reader set up to start my motorcycle.
Very fun to see the reaction of people when I tell them what I did :)

"Please don't implant this thing into yourselves."
So.... who can I implant one into? :)

Anybody tried swallowing one of these?

I make a motion for a 13.56Mhz glass tag! Does anyone second that motion?

I've seen a lot of comments about this glass tag being implanted, but nobody has pointed out that no research has been done to verify that the glass, epoxy, and copper wire resin are all made of biosafe materials. Industrial glass can contain lead, aluminum, and other nasty stuff that will slowly leach from the glass. Non-biosafe epoxy resin can contain high levels of VOCs and other nasty stuff that will be released if the glass casing ever breaks.

www.dangerousthings.com sells tags that have been manufactured using biosafe materials and are sold pre-sterilized. Some are even pre-loaded into injection assemblies. There are also guides on how to properly place and implant their glass tags, and they are working on building a partner network of professional piercers who can perform the implantation. If you're here to consider implanting one of these tags, consider getting something actually designed for implantation.

I ordered one of these 7/24/12 and today took it out of the drawer and tested my gun lock. Did not read tag tried my backup rfid card and gun unlocked. Called SF and they sent out a replacement within a five minute phone call. Start the one year test over again before implanting new tag.

These look fine for implanting. If you're worried about durability then buy two and smack one with a hammer to be sure. I've had one (presumably) just like this one in my hand for almost a decade. It's not at all delicate. I do mechanic work and it just isn't even a concern anymore.
You don't want one coated with biobond or it will be a pain when (if) you want to remove it. It causes your flesh to attach to it. Just pick a decent spot for it and it will settle in ok. I had mine put in by a guy that did subdermal implants. It's down in my fat - it isn't migrating out or anywhere else.
These have been in all kinds of animals for many years and they haven't all died of cancer. Your leg gets more RF from the phone in your pocket, and that's there all day transmitting something at least every few minutes. This passive tag is only powered when it's a few inches from a reader, and it isn't even an RF transmitter. It couples to the reader's magnetic field and communicates by modulating a load on it.
And yes, there's nothing secure about these at all, but it's obscure enough for a lot of us so far. Just remember no biobond so you can upgrade later if necessary.
I think it's great to see SF selling these. They haven't always been easy to buy, especially if you accidentally mention the words human and implantation together in your inquiry. I think it would be greatly more great to see SF selling a secure variant of them, as those are even harder to get in single quantities. I'd like to think there's a good option out there by now. I think the popular name was Hitag when I last checked, but it's been a few years. Also, you guys definitely need to let us know as soon as implantable active RFID arrives. We've been waiting a very long time for something implantable that can identify us without sticking our hands in funny places. No matter how much range you manage to squeeze out of these 125khz passive tags, it just isn't enough.
Lastly, shame on you SF for discouraging your customers to implant these! Are we to believe that all of you don't have them in yourselves? How do you unlock your doors at work? Log in to your computers? Open your cars? How do you all clock in and out every day? What madness!! You guys should have been all over this by now.

This can be implanted in humans, I have one but I don't know the long term consequences, though there shouldn't be any.
Bioglass doesn't stop rejection, it causes the body to cover it in connective tissue which means it wont move and will need to be cut out surgically.
Glass wont be rejected by the body since it has no antigens. Your body wont even "see" it.
This is a "dumb" chip and will spew out the id given the chance, but is this really the weakest point in any system using it? There are easier ways to get past a rfid controlled door i.e. kicking it down. And laptops? Booting into another os/live cd.

Anyone know of a reader that can pick this up from farther away? I'm using the ID-20LA and I would like a better read area. Is there somewhere to buy larger induction coils to attach to the ID-20LA?

Hi, do you have any datasheet for this tag?

What I find funny is that they warn to Please don't implant this into yourselves they say "Tiny, implantable RFID tag" With a double space, too.

Are the IDs unique only to the manufacturer/product line or are they unique to a large set of RFID products/standard?

I went against all advice and implanted one of these a couple years ago. It recently failed to function and I had it removed. Warning: bodyhacking - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yKNGVCcMkw

I want to put one of these in my iPhone 4, so I can use it as a key to my room (plans for an Arduino build) does anybody know of free space inside the iPhone body that I can place one of these? Sorry for the dumb question but I think it'll be pretty radical.

Got a question about orientation: In the video the glass capsule rfid tag is tested perpendicular to the reader. How good is the reception, if any, when it is parallel to the reader?

I want to use this one in porks to identify it. What is the best place to implant?

I've had one of these chips in my hand for close to a year now.
No problems so far.
Range is pretty limited to under 5mm through skin with a "normal" sized reader.
Now all I need is a little "Sparkfun Inside" logo...

I live how they said "Please don't implant this thing into yourselves" yet that is all people are talking about!!

I agree with all of the "don't do it" comments above. Consider in addition: These modules generate RF RADIATION. And the effects of radiation are proportional to distance... and your cells will be virtually in contact with the source of the radiation. Yes... low level radiation. Yes, not "nuclear" radiation. Small chance of inducing cancer. How big a chance of cancer is too big for you?
On the other hand (my left one, actually), my plastic watch strap has a cavity on its underside that is absolutely perfect for the tag...

Hey, just wondering if anyone thought of any uses for this that don't include slicing open one's skin (or swallowing it like a pill for that matter).
Here's one idea that comes to mind, I could drill a small hole in every tool I have with a plastic handle, drop one of these things in, top it off with some hot glue, and bingo, if anybody takes anything out of my tool chest, I know exactly what and when.

I have a friend who gives me very strong handshake. I want to implant this under the skin between thumb and poiny finger. Is it possible that hard handshake or some physical exersice can break glass ?

http://www.smh.com.au/news/technology/meet-australias-geekiest-geek/2008/03/03/1204402351058.html

No, I read up on the topic a few months ago, and from what I remember, chips to be implanted into humans have to be made of BioGlass?. I doubt there's a doctor nearby that's trained to do this, so you'll have to do it yourself. Buy an animal injector (see link below). You'll want to put it in the area of your hand with no bone, it's sort of by your thumb. If you use this RFID chip your body will reject it with disgusting results. If you let the BioGlass chip stay in for long enough, your muscle fibres will bind to it, and it will be pretty much permanent. It could be removed, but it would require taking out a lot of muscle fibres, so doctors would only do it in an emergency, or something. Oh, and it's pretty hard to do this yourself, you'll want someone else to do the actual injection part. Oh, and it's gonna hurt like a sonofab***h, so you'll want to do one of 3 things, get really drunk, suck it up and be a man, or if you're good friends with your dentist (or maybe doctor) you can ask for some of that gel, or even a shot to numb it.
http://www.gaorfid.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=653

From what i remember of Amal Grafstras book RFID toys the main concer with implants is the coatings. The implants designed for pets have a special coating that allows them to bond with the flesh and essentially become part of the animal, if you want to remove it you essentially need to cut it out.
You want an inert uncoated capsule that wont bond to your flesh so it can be easily removed at a later date. On the security issue, if someone wants to get in they will get in anyway. I plan on getting an implant for my front door, someone could spoof the RFID just as easily as they could bump the lock.

@TheMoogle - I had the same question. Imagine a laptop hack that locked the machine unless your hand (with chip) was in range of a reader under the keyboard with say a 30 second rescan....

"RFID chips are used in animal research, and tumors at the site of implantation have been reported in laboratory mice and rats."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/08/AR2007090800997_pf.html

can these be implanted into humans?