@inproceedings{723e91b968ab4e0896c4e547df35b9fa,
title = "Study of a novel multi-band antenna for body-centric wireless networks",
abstract = "Body-centric wireless networks are used for connectivity between on-body and on-off body communications for various applications for rescue, diagnostics and medical usage. Multiple features of modern portable and wearable devices necessitate antenna operation at a number of frequencies. A compact, low profile and multi-band antenna is presented for body-centric wireless networks in this study. The conventional microstrip rectangular patch antenna has been converted into a multi-band antenna by using layers of mercury and liquid crystal polymer (LCP). The antenna performance in free space and in body-mounted configurations are evaluated and compared using computer simulations. The proposed antenna supports six frequencies for operation at ISM/Wi-Fi/C band. A minimal shift in the operating frequencies while operating in on-body configuration makes this the proposed antenna very resilient to frequency de-tuning caused by the human body presence. The antenna also offers high peak gain values (>7.68 dBi) in the two configurations at all of the operating frequencies.",
keywords = "Bluetooth, Body-Centric Wireless Networks, C-Band, Liquid Crystal Polymer, Multi-band antennas, Wearable antennas",
author = "Waqas Farooq and Masood Ur-Rehman and Xiaodong Yang and Abbasi, \{Qammer Hussain\}",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2015 IEEE.; 11th IEEE International Conference on Wireless and Mobile Computing, Networking and Communications, WiMob 2015 ; Conference date: 19-10-2015 Through 21-10-2015",
year = "2015",
month = dec,
day = "4",
doi = "10.1109/WiMOB.2015.7347949",
language = "English",
series = "2015 IEEE 11th International Conference on Wireless and Mobile Computing, Networking and Communications, WiMob 2015",
publisher = "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.",
pages = "112--116",
booktitle = "2015 IEEE 11th International Conference on Wireless and Mobile Computing, Networking and Communications, WiMob 2015",
address = "United States",
}