Flexible Microstrip Antenna for Skin Contact Application
Microstrip antennas are finding a growing medical application in imaging, diagnosis, and treatment. This paper presents a flexible microstrip antenna that can be placed in contact with the human skin. The developed antenna is only 0.25 mm thick, has 32 mm × 31 mm dimensions, and −19 dB measured |𝑆11...
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| author | Sudhir Shrestha Mangilal Agarwal Parvin Ghane Kody Varahramyan |
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| description | Microstrip antennas are finding a growing medical application in imaging, diagnosis, and treatment. This paper presents a flexible microstrip antenna that can be placed in contact with the human skin. The developed antenna is only 0.25 mm thick, has 32 mm × 31 mm dimensions, and −19 dB measured |𝑆11| parameter at 2.45 GHz. A specific application of the antenna in microwave breast imaging is considered. Analytical results using simulation models and experimental results using skin phantoms are presented and discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-67d8de1e8de347d1bfcc4f8a27c78f482025-02-03T01:10:29ZengWileyInternational Journal of Antennas and Propagation1687-58691687-58772012-01-01201210.1155/2012/745426745426Flexible Microstrip Antenna for Skin Contact ApplicationSudhir Shrestha0Mangilal Agarwal1Parvin Ghane2Kody Varahramyan3Integrated Nanosystems Development Institute (INDI), Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), 723 West Michigan Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USAIntegrated Nanosystems Development Institute (INDI), Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), 723 West Michigan Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USAIntegrated Nanosystems Development Institute (INDI), Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), 723 West Michigan Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USAIntegrated Nanosystems Development Institute (INDI), Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), 723 West Michigan Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USAMicrostrip antennas are finding a growing medical application in imaging, diagnosis, and treatment. This paper presents a flexible microstrip antenna that can be placed in contact with the human skin. The developed antenna is only 0.25 mm thick, has 32 mm × 31 mm dimensions, and −19 dB measured |𝑆11| parameter at 2.45 GHz. A specific application of the antenna in microwave breast imaging is considered. Analytical results using simulation models and experimental results using skin phantoms are presented and discussed.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/745426 |
| spellingShingle | Sudhir Shrestha Mangilal Agarwal Parvin Ghane Kody Varahramyan Flexible Microstrip Antenna for Skin Contact Application International Journal of Antennas and Propagation |
| title | Flexible Microstrip Antenna for Skin Contact Application |
| title_full | Flexible Microstrip Antenna for Skin Contact Application |
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