DocumentCode
824629
Title
Robust planar textile antenna for wireless body LANs operating in 2.45 GHz ISM band
Author
Tronquo, A. ; Rogier, H. ; Hertleer, C. ; Van Langenhove, L.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Inf. Technol., Ghent Univ., Gent, Belgium
Volume
42
Issue
3
fYear
2006
Firstpage
142
Lastpage
143
Abstract
A single-feed rectangular-ring textile antenna is proposed for wireless body area networks operating in the 2.45 GHz ISM band. The conductive parts of the planar antenna consist of FlecTron®, whereas fleece fabric is used as non-conductive antenna substrate. This results in a highly efficient, flexible and wearable antenna to be integrated in garments. The robustness of the antenna characteristics with respect to bending is proven.
Keywords
UHF antennas; flexible electronics; mobile antennas; wireless LAN; 2.45 GHz; FlecTron; ISM band; antenna characteristics; bending characteristics; fleece fabric; flexible antenna; nonconductive antenna substrate; rectangular-ring textile antenna; robust planar textile antenna; wearable antenna; wireless body LAN; wireless body area networks;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:20064200
Filename
1593291
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