A COMPACT DUAL BAND POLYIMIDE BASED ANTENNA FOR WEARABLE AND FLEXIBLE TELEMEDICINE DEVICES | Zendy

Haider Raad | Zendy; Hussain M. AlRizzo | Zendy; Ayman Abbosh | Zendy; Ali I. Hammoodi | Zendy

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A COMPACT DUAL BAND POLYIMIDE BASED ANTENNA FOR WEARABLE AND FLEXIBLE TELEMEDICINE DEVICES

Author(s) -

Haider Raad,

Hussain M. AlRizzo,

Ayman Abbosh,

Ali I. Hammoodi

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

progress in electromagnetics research c

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.341

H-Index - 34

ISSN - 1937-8718

DOI - 10.2528/pierc16010707

Subject(s) - polyimide , wearable computer , telemedicine , dual (grammatical number) , multi band device , antenna (radio) , materials science , wearable technology , optoelectronics , electrical engineering , computer science , embedded system , engineering , art , nanotechnology , political science , health care , literature , layer (electronics) , law

Recent wearable health monitoring systems use multiple biosensors embedded within a wireless device. In order to reliably transmit the desired vital signs in such systems, a new set of antenna design requirements arise. In this paper, we present a flexible, ultra-low profile, and compact dual band antenna. The proposed design is suitable for wearable and flexible telemedicine systems and wireless body area networks (WBANs). The antenna is inkjet printed on a 50.8µ mP olyimide Kapton substrate and fed by a Coplanar Waveguide (CPW). The proposed design has the merits of compactness, light weight, wide bandwidth, high efficiency, and mechanical stability. The performance of the antenna is also characterized against bending and rolling effects to assess its behaviour in a realistic setup since it is expected to be rolled on curved surfaces when operated. The antenna is shown to exhibit very low susceptibility to performance degradation when tested against bending effects. Good radiation characteristics, reduced fabrication complexity, cost effectiveness, and excellent physical properties suggest that the proposed design is a feasible candidate for the targeted application.

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