Title :
Flexible microstrip patch antenna using rubber substrate for WBAN applications
Author :
Kurian, Jobin ; Upama Rajan, M.N. ; Sukumaran, Shinoj K.
Author_Institution :
Dept. Of ECE, RIT, Kottayam, India
Abstract :
This paper introduces a flexible microstrip patch antenna using rubber as the substrate. The flexible antennas are gaining wide acceptance in the present scenario and these antennas play significant role in Wireless Body Area Network(WBAN) applications. The paper deals with the primary approach in using natural rubber and natural rubber with filler materials added as the substrate for patch antenna. The mechanical properties of the rubber makes the antenna flexible. The antenna operates in the ISM band(2.4-2.5) GHz. The ISM band is a candidate for WBAN operation.
Keywords :
UHF antennas; body area networks; microstrip antennas; rubber; substrates; ISM band; WBAN applications; flexible microstrip patch antenna; frequency 2.4 GHz to 2.5 GHz; rubber substrate; wireless body area network; Microstrip antennas; Patch antennas; Rubber; Silicon compounds; Substrates; Wireless communication; Flexible Antenna; Microstrip patch antenna; Rubber substrate; WBAN;
Conference_Titel :
Contemporary Computing and Informatics (IC3I), 2014 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Mysore
DOI :
10.1109/IC3I.2014.7019760
