Evaluation of SAR for integrated EBG textile monopole antenna for space health monitoring application

Wearable textile antennas are of interest for utilization in space biomedical application since they may provide lighter and smaller form factor while they can integrated into space garment. In this paper we focus on the safety concerns and Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) evaluation of a compact wearable antenna system designed at operating frequency of 2.45 GHz in the Industrial, Scientific and Medical (ISM) band, intended for integration into a flight jacket of the astronaut inside the habitat. The purpose of the system is to constantly monitor vital signals of the astronauts. The habitat is designed by a team of researchers at the University of North Dakota (http://human.space.edu/projects/NDX-2.htm)