An Overview of Electromagnetic Band-Gap Integrated Wearable Antennas

Adel Y. I. Ashyap; Samsul Haimi Bin Dahlan; Zuhairiah Zainal Abidin; Muhammad Inam Abbasi; Muhammad Ramlee Kamarudin; Huda A. Majid; Muhammad Hashim Dahri; Mohd Haizal Jamaluddin; Akram Alomainy

doi:10.1109/ACCESS.2020.2963997

IEEE Access (Jan 2020)

An Overview of Electromagnetic Band-Gap Integrated Wearable Antennas

Adel Y. I. Ashyap,
Samsul Haimi Bin Dahlan,
Zuhairiah Zainal Abidin,
Muhammad Inam Abbasi,
Muhammad Ramlee Kamarudin,
Huda A. Majid,
Muhammad Hashim Dahri,
Mohd Haizal Jamaluddin,
Akram Alomainy

Affiliations

Adel Y. I. Ashyap: ORCiD; Center for Applied Electromagnetic Systems Research (EM Center), Faculty of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Batu Pahat, Malaysia
Samsul Haimi Bin Dahlan: ORCiD; Center for Applied Electromagnetic Systems Research (EM Center), Faculty of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Batu Pahat, Malaysia
Zuhairiah Zainal Abidin: ORCiD; Center for Applied Electromagnetic Systems Research (EM Center), Faculty of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Batu Pahat, Malaysia
Muhammad Inam Abbasi: ORCiD; Faculty of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technology, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Durian Tunggal, Malaysia
Muhammad Ramlee Kamarudin: ORCiD; Center for Applied Electromagnetic Systems Research (EM Center), Faculty of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Batu Pahat, Malaysia
Huda A. Majid: ORCiD; Center for Applied Electromagnetic Systems Research (EM Center), Faculty of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Batu Pahat, Malaysia
Muhammad Hashim Dahri: ORCiD; Center for Applied Electromagnetic Systems Research (EM Center), Faculty of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Batu Pahat, Malaysia
Mohd Haizal Jamaluddin: ORCiD; Wireless Communication Centre, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru, Malaysia
Akram Alomainy: ORCiD; Antennas and Electromagnetics Research Group, School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science, Queen Mary University of London, London, U.K.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2020.2963997
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8
pp. 7641 – 7658

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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 health-care, 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 band-gap 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 state-of-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.

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ISSN: 2169-3536 (Online)
Publisher: IEEE
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Technology: Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering
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