Recent advances of wearable antennas in materials, fabrication methods, designs, and their applications: state-of-the-art

Ali, S. M., Sovuthy, C., Imran, M. A. , Socheatra, S., Abbasi, Q. H. and Abidin, Z. Z. (2020) Recent advances of wearable antennas in materials, fabrication methods, designs, and their applications: state-of-the-art. Micromachines, 11(10), 888. (doi: 10.3390/mi11100888) (PMID:32987793)

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Abstract

The demand for wearable technologies has grown tremendously in recent years. Wearable antennas are used for various applications, in many cases within the context of wireless body area networks (WBAN). In WBAN, the presence of the human body poses a significant challenge to the wearable antennas. Specifically, such requirements are required to be considered on a priority basis in the wearable antennas, such as structural deformation, precision, and accuracy in fabrication methods and their size. Various researchers are active in this field and, accordingly, some significant progress has been achieved recently. This article attempts to critically review the wearable antennas especially in light of new materials and fabrication methods, and novel designs, such as miniaturized button antennas and miniaturized single and multi-band antennas, and their unique smart applications in WBAN. Finally, the conclusion has been drawn with respect to some future directions.

Item Type:Articles
Additional Information:The authors would like to thank the Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS for supporting this research work. This work is funded by Yayasan Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (YUTP) Grant 015LC0-106.
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Imran, Professor Muhammad and Abbasi, Professor Qammer
Authors: Ali, S. M., Sovuthy, C., Imran, M. A., Socheatra, S., Abbasi, Q. H., and Abidin, Z. Z.
College/School:College of Science and Engineering > School of Engineering > Electronics and Nanoscale Engineering
College of Science and Engineering > School of Engineering > Systems Power and Energy
Journal Name:Micromachines
Publisher:MDPI
ISSN:2072-666X
ISSN (Online):2072-666X
Copyright Holders:Copyright © 2020 The Authors
First Published:First published in Micromachines 11(10):888
Publisher Policy:Reproduced under a Creative Commons License

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