A compact dual-band meander-line antenna for biomedical applications

Author

Wanlan Yang ; Kaixue Ma ; Kiat Seng Yeo ; Wei Meng Lim ; Zhi Hui Kong

Author_Institution

Sch. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Nanyang Technol. Univ., Singapore, Singapore

fYear

2013

fDate

9-11 Dec. 2013

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

3

Abstract

This paper presents the design of a low profile dual-band (on- / off-body modes) planar antenna in meandered shape with microstrip line feed for biomedical applications. The antenna is designed to operate in the ZigBee dual band 868-928 MHz and 2.4-2.5 GHz respectively. While the proposed antenna is simulated on direct surface of human skin model, it shows a good performance with the broad bandwidth for |S11| less than -10 dB. The antenna is designed with 50 Ω input port and on LTCC substrate (ε_r = 7.1, tanδ = 0.005) with miniaturized volume of 16.5 mm × 17 mm × 0.8 mm.

Keywords

Zigbee; biomedical equipment; body area networks; body sensor networks; ceramic packaging; microstrip antennas; multifrequency antennas; physiological models; planar antennas; prosthetics; skin; LTCC substrate; ZigBee dual band; bandwidth 2.4 GHz to 2.5 GHz; bandwidth 868 MHz to 928 MHz; biomedical applications; broad bandwidth; compact dual-band meander-line antenna; human skin model; low profile dual-band planar antenna design; meandered shape; microstrip line feed; miniaturized volume; off-body mode; on-body mode; resistance 50 ohm; size 0.8 mm; size 16.5 mm; size 17 mm; Antennas; Biological system modeling; Dual band; Skin; Wireless communication; Wireless sensor networks; Zigbee; Body-centric wireless communication (BCWC); Low Temperature Co-fired Ceramic (LTCC); Specific absorption rate (SAR); Wireless body area network (WBAN);

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwave Workshop Series on RF and Wireless Technologies for Biomedical and Healthcare Applications (IMWS-BIO), 2013 IEEE MTT-S International

Conference_Location

Singapore

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IMWS-BIO.2013.6756221

Filename

6756221