An overview of electromagnetic band-gap integrated wearable antennas

Dahlan, Samsul Haimi and Zainal Abidin, Zuhairiah and Ashyap, Adel Yahya Isa and Abbasi, Muhammad Inam and Kamarudin, Muhammad Ramlee and A. Majid, Huda and Dahri, Muhammad Hashim and Jamaluddin, Mohd Haizal and Alomainy, Akram (2020) An overview of electromagnetic band-gap integrated wearable antennas. IEEE Access, 8. pp. 7641-7658. ISSN 2169-3536

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Abstract

The recent advancement in the wireless technology has led to the advent of wearable antennas. These antennas are utilized for Wireless Body Area Networks (WBANs) purposes such as healthcare, military sportive activities and identification systems. Compared to conventional antennas, wearable antennas operate in an environment which is in highly near proximity to the curved human body. Therefore, the wearable /flexible antenna performance parameters, including reflection coefficient, bandwidth, directivity, gain, radiation characteristic, Specific Absorption Rate (SAR), and efficiency are anticipated to be influenced by the coupling and absorption by the human body tissues. In addition, an electromagnetic bandgap structure is introduced in the wearable /flexible antenna designs to enable and give a high degree of isolation from the human body which also decreases the SAR dramatically. This paper reviews the stateof-the-art wearable/flexible antennas integrated with the electromagnetic band-gap structure on flexible materials concentrating on single and dual-band designs. Besides, it also highlights the challenges and considerations for an appropriate wearable/flexible antenna.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Wearable/flexible antennas, EBG, AMC, Metamaterials, Metasurface, Textile/fabric antennas, WBAN applications, ISM, SAR
Divisions:	Faculty of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technology > Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering Technology
Depositing User:	Norfaradilla Idayu Ab. Ghafar
Date Deposited:	27 Jul 2021 17:15
Last Modified:	25 May 2023 15:56
URI:	http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/25126
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