Skip to main content

Research Repository

Advanced Search

Recent Advances in Fabrication Methods for Flexible Antennas in Wearable Devices: State of the Art

Mohamadzade, Bahare; Hashmi, Raheel M; Simorangkir, Roy B. V. B.; Gharaei, Reza; Ur Rehman, Sabih; Abbasi, Qammer H.

Authors

Bahare Mohamadzade

Raheel M Hashmi

Reza Gharaei

Sabih Ur Rehman

Qammer H. Abbasi



Abstract

Antennas are a vital component of the wireless body sensor networks devices. A wearable antenna in this system can be used as a communication component or energy harvester. This paper presents a detailed review to recent advances fabrication methods for flexible antennas. Such antennas, for any applications in wireless body sensor networks, have specific considerations such as flexibility, conformability, robustness, and ease of integration, as opposed to conventional antennas. In recent years, intriguing approaches have demonstrated antennas embroidered on fabrics, encapsulated in polymer composites, printed using inkjets on flexible laminates and a 3-D printer and, more interestingly, by injecting liquid metal in microchannels. This article presents an operational perspective of such advanced approaches and beyond, while analyzing the strengths and limitations of each in the microwave as well as millimeter-wave regions. Navigating through recent developments in each area, mechanical and electrical constitutive parameters are reviewed, and finally, some open challenges are presented as well for future research directions.

Citation

Mohamadzade, B., Hashmi, R. M., Simorangkir, R. B. V. B., Gharaei, R., Ur Rehman, S., & Abbasi, Q. H. (2019). Recent Advances in Fabrication Methods for Flexible Antennas in Wearable Devices: State of the Art. Sensors, 19(10), Article 2312. https://doi.org/10.3390/s19102312

Journal Article Type Article
Online Publication Date May 19, 2019
Publication Date 2019
Deposit Date Oct 19, 2023
Journal Sensors
Electronic ISSN 1424-8220
Publisher MDPI
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 19
Issue 10
Article Number 2312
DOI https://doi.org/10.3390/s19102312
Keywords Electrical and Electronic Engineering; Biochemistry; Instrumentation; Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics; Analytical Chemistry
Public URL https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1791808
Additional Information This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).