Ashyap, Adel Y. I.Abidin, Zuhairiah ZainalDahlan, Samsul HaimiMajid, Huda A.Kamarudin, Muhammad RamleeAlomainy, AkramAbd-Alhameed, Raed A.Kosha, Jamal SuliemanNoras, James M.2019-01-152019-01-152018-11-26Adel Y. I. Ashyap, Zuhairiah Zainal Abidin, Samsul Haimi Dahlan, et al., Highly efficient wearable CPW antenna enabled by EBG-FSS structure for medical body area network applications. IEEE Access, 2018, Volume 6, pp. 77529-775412169-3536https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2018.2883379http://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/13823A wearable fabric CPW antenna is presented for medical body area network (MBAN) applications at 2.4 GHz based on an electromagnetic bandgap design and frequency selective surface (EBG-FSS). Without EBG-FSS, the basic antenna has an omnidirectional radiation pattern, and when operated close to human tissue, the performance and efficiency degrade, and there is a high specific absorption rate. To overcome this problem, the antenna incorporates EBG-FSS, which reduces the backward radiation, with SAR reduced by 95%. The gain is improved to 6.55 dBi and the front-to-back ratio is enhanced by 13 dB compared to the basic antenna. The overall dimensions of the integrated design are 60×60×2.4 mm 3 . Simulation and experimental studies reveal that the antenna integrated with EBG-FSS can tolerate loading by human tissue as well as bending. Thus, the design is a good candidate for MBAN applications.enAttribution-NonCommercial 4.0 InternationalArticle