Wearable antennas: a review of materials, structures, and innovative features for autonomous communication and sensing

• Main Authors: Paracha, Kashif Nisar, Abdul Rahim, Sharul Kamal, Soh, Ping Jack, Khalily, Mohsen
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2019
• Subjects: TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/89257/1/KashifNisarParacha2019_WearableAntennasAReviewofMaterialsStructures.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/89257/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2019.2909146

Wearable antennas have gained much attention in recent years due to their attractive features and possibilities in enabling lightweight, flexible, low cost, and portable wireless communication and sensing. Such antennas need to be conformal when used on different parts of the human body, thus need t...