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A review of wearable antenna research

Yaru Dong, Shufang Li, Weijun Hong

Article ID: 1636
Vol 2, Issue 2, 2021

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Abstract

With the rapid popularization of IOT applications, wearable devices have been widely used in many fields such as sports and health, entertainment and medical assistance. In addition to the early wearable form, more attachment and implantable wearable devices are constantly developed, and the development of these new wearable devices is largely due to the development of miniaturization antenna technology. This paper discusses the different realization methods and performance index requirements of wearable antenna, introduces the research situation of wearable antenna at home and abroad in recent years, and analyzes the development trend of wearable antenna.

Keywords

wearable antenna; fabric antenna; button antenna; flexible antenna; specific absorption rate; multi-frequency multimode

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.54517/wt.v2i2.1636
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