%O cited By 1; Conference of 44th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2022 ; Conference Date: 11 July 2022 Through 15 July 2022; Conference Code:182637
%L scholars17526
%J Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS
%D 2022
%R 10.1109/EMBC48229.2022.9871074
%K Health care; IEEE Standards; Omnidirectional antennas; Wearable antennas; Wireless sensor networks, Antenna design; Bodyarea networks (BAN); Health care application; IEEE 802.11b/g; Low-profile; Measured results; Robust systems; Simulated results; Small footprints; Strong interaction, Directional patterns (antenna), human; wireless communication, Humans; Wireless Technology
%X A button sensor antenna (BSA) for wireless medical body area networks (WMBAN) is presented, which works through the IEEE 802.11b/g/n standard. Due to strong interaction between the sensor antenna and the body, a new robust system is designed with a small footprint that can serve on- and off-body healthcare applications. The measured and simulated results are matched well. The design offers a wide range of omnidirectional radiation patterns in free space, with a reflection coefficient (S11) of -29.30 (-30.97) dB in the lower (upper) bands. S11 reaches up to -23.07 (-27.07) dB and -30.76 (-31.12) dB on the body chest and arm, respectively. The Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) values are below the regulatory limitations for both 1-gram (1.6 W/Kg) and 10-gram tissues (2.0 W/Kg). Experimental tests of the read range validate the results of a maximum coverage range of 40 meters. Clinical Relevance - WMBAN technology allows for continuous monitoring and analysis of patient health data to improve the quality of healthcare services. © 2022 IEEE.
%P 4618-4621
%T Low-profile Button Sensor Antenna Design for Wireless Medical Body Area Networks
%V 2022-J
%I Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
%A S.M. Ali
%A C. Sovuthy
%A S. Noghanian
%A Q.H. Abbasi
%A T. Asenova
%A P. Derleth
%A A. Casson
%A T. Arslan
%A A. Hussain