Dual-band wearable textile antenna on an EBG substrate

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Performance of a dual-band coplanar patch antenna integrated with an electromagnetic band gap substrate is described. The antenna structure is made from common clothing fabrics and operates at the 2.45 and 5 GHz wireless bands. The design of the coplanar antenna, band gap substrate, and their integration is presented. The band gap array consists of just 3 x 3 elements but reduces radiation into the body by over 10 dB and improves the antenna gain by 3 dB. The performance of the antenna under bending conditions and when placed on the human body are presented.

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Authors/Creators:	Zhu, S.Z. (S.Zhu@sheffield.ac.uk) Langley, R. (R.J.Langley@sheffield.ac.uk)
Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information:	© Copyright 2009 IEEE. Personal use of this material is permitted. However, permission to reprint/republish this material for advertising or promotional purposes or for creating new collective works for resale or redistribution to servers or lists, or to reuse any copyrighted component of this work in other works must be obtained from the IEEE.
Keywords:	Body-worn antennas; dual-band antennas; electromagnetic band-gap (EBG) materials; printed antennas; textile antennas
Dates:	Published: April 2009
Institution:	The University of Sheffield
Academic Units:	The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Engineering (Sheffield) > Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering (Sheffield)
Depositing User:	Miss Anthea Tucker
Date Deposited:	19 May 2009 11:02
Last Modified:	04 Jun 2014 08:04
Published Version:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TAP.2009.2014527
Status:	Published
Publisher:	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Refereed:	Yes
Identification Number:	https://doi.org/10.1109/TAP.2009.2014527

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Dual-band wearable textile antenna on an EBG substrate

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