Abstract

The wireless body area networks (WBAN) enable to communicate with the on-body wireless devices and systems. For on-body applications, the key requirement for the antennas is the antennas flexibility to mount the antennas on the body. Wearable antennas are fabricated on a flexible substrate to make these antennas suitable for mounting on the human body. Due to the wearable feature of these antennas, they are used in many on-body applications. The wearable characteristic also makes these antennas suitable for many on-body medical applications. This paper presents the technical review of the WBAN, WBAN frequency bands, wearable antenna fundamentals, flexible substrate characteristics, design and development of wearable antennas for medical applications. The wearable antennas are fabricated using the fabrics. The review of the material properties of various flexible substrates is given in detail. Due to the presence of the air in the gaps of fabrics, the dielectric constants of these materials are very low. Detailed analysis of antenna performance due to flexible substrate material characteristics is also discussed. The developments of wearable antennas for WBAN medical applications are presented. The paper also focuses on the design considerations, fabrication methods, challenges, and proposed solutions for the wearable printed antennas.

中文翻译：

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用于无线体域网医疗应用的基于柔性基板的印刷可穿戴天线（评论）

摘要

无线体域网 (WBAN) 能够与人体无线设备和系统进行通信。对于贴身应用，天线的关键要求是将天线安装在身体上的天线灵活性。可穿戴天线制造在柔性基板上，使这些天线适合安装在人体上。由于这些天线的可穿戴特性，它们被用于许多身体应用。可穿戴特性也使这些天线适用于许多身体医疗应用。本文介绍了 WBAN、WBAN 频段、可穿戴天线基础知识、柔性基板特性、医疗应用可穿戴天线的设计和开发的技术回顾。可穿戴天线是使用织物制造的。详细介绍了各种柔性基板的材料特性。由于织物间隙中存在空气，这些材料的介电常数非常低。还讨论了由于柔性基板材料特性引起的天线性能的详细分析。介绍了用于 WBAN 医疗应用的可穿戴天线的发展。本文还重点介绍了可穿戴印刷天线的设计考虑、制造方法、挑战和提出的解决方案。介绍了用于 WBAN 医疗应用的可穿戴天线的发展。本文还重点介绍了可穿戴印刷天线的设计考虑、制造方法、挑战和提出的解决方案。介绍了用于 WBAN 医疗应用的可穿戴天线的发展。本文还重点介绍了可穿戴印刷天线的设计考虑、制造方法、挑战和提出的解决方案。