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Breathable Textile Rectangular Ring Microstrip Patch Antenna at 2.45 GHz for Wearable Applications.

Abdul Wahab Memon^1,2, Igor Lima de Paula³, Benny Malengier¹

¹Centre for Textile Science and Engineering, Department of Materials, Textiles and Chemical Engineering, Ghent University, 9052 Ghent, Belgium.

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Summary

This study presents a novel breathable textile antenna for wearable applications. The perforated design significantly enhances water vapor and air permeability, improving wearer comfort while maintaining antenna performance.

Keywords:

ISM band air permeability breathable antenna microstrip patch antenna water vapor permeability wearable textile antenna wearable wireless communication

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Area of Science:

Electrical Engineering
Materials Science
Textile Engineering

Background:

Textile patch antennas offer advantages for wearable applications due to flexibility and comfort.
Wearer comfort is paramount, directly linked to textile breathability via air and water vapor permeability.

Purpose of the Study:

To construct a breathable textile rectangular ring microstrip patch antenna with enhanced water vapor permeability.
To improve the thermophysiological comfort for wearable applications.

Main Methods:

Utilized high air-permeable conductive fabrics and 3D knitted spacer dielectric substrates.
Incorporated a novel design with numerous small (1 mm diameter) holes in conductive layers to boost permeability and flexibility.
Designed the antenna to resonate at 2.45 GHz for the Industrial, Scientific, and Medical (ISM) band.

Main Results:

Achieved high water vapor permeability of 5296.70 g/m² per day.
Obtained high air permeability of 510 mm/s.
Reported radiation gains of 4.2 dBi (E-plane) and 5.4 dBi (H-plane).

Conclusions:

The developed perforated textile antenna offers superior breathability and flexibility.
The design successfully balances antenna performance with enhanced wearer comfort for wearable technology.