Mendes, CarlosPeixeiro, Custódio2017-12-072017-12-072017-10-06MENDES, Carlos; PEIXEIRO, Custódio – A Dual-Mode Single-Band Wearable Microstrip Antenna for Body Area Networks. IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters. ISSN 1536-1225. Vol. 16 (2017), pp. 3055-30581536-12251548-5757http://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/7668Design, fabrication, and test of a novel single-band wearable antenna with dual-mode operation (on-body and offbody) for body area network’s applications in the 2.45 GHz industrial scientific and medical band are presented. The on-body mode is achieved with a microstrip ring while the off-body mode is obtained with a compact meanderedmicrostrip patch placed inside the ring. The two antennas are fed separately but share a common ground plane and use only fabricmaterials facilitating the integration into the user’s clothes. The antenna operation is characterized when placed on a phantom mimicking a human torso. Input match, mutual coupling, radiation pattern, radiation efficiency, and path loss measurements are presented and show good agreement with simulations.engBody area network (BAN)Body phantomDualmode antennaOff-body, on-bodyWearable antennajournal article10.1109/LAWP.2017.2760142