@inbook{1e23cdd06072495fb5bf5bbbd23f21aa,
title = "Compact slot-loaded patch antenna for 868 MHz wireless body area networks",
abstract = "The development of a compact and highly efficient antenna operating at 868 MHz for communication in ISM-band body area networks is reported. With symmetrical slots and shorting pins on either side of the feed, the antenna exhibited a radiation pattern similar to that of a monopole/dipole antenna with an efficiency of 52.3 \% and an impedance bandwidth of 9.3 MHz (1.1 \%) when placed in close proximity (1 mm) from a muscle tissue phantom. The maximum dimension of the proposed design is reduced by more than 66 \% compared to a conventional λ/2 microstrip patch antenna. Furthermore, for a simulated on-body path the performance of the new antenna was within 2 dB of a λ/4 monopole.",
author = "Chandran, \{Anupam R.\} and Conway, \{Gareth A.\} and Scanlon, \{William G.\}",
year = "2008",
doi = "10.1109/LAPC.2008.4516959",
language = "English",
isbn = "9781424418930",
series = "2008 Loughborough Antennas and Propagation Conference, LAPC",
pages = "433--436",
booktitle = "2008 Loughborough Antennas and Propagation Conference, LAPC",
note = "2008 Loughborough Antennas and Propagation Conference, LAPC ; Conference date: 17-03-2008 Through 18-03-2008",
}