Abstract-Millimetre-Wave frequencies are a front runner contender for the next generation body-centric wireless communications. In this paper, design of a very low profile antenna is presented for body-centric applications operating in the millimetre-wave frequency band centred at 60 GHz. The antenna has an overall size of 14×10.5×1.15 mm 3 and is printed on a flexible printed circuit board. The performance of the antenna is evaluated in off-body, on-body and body-to-body communication scenarios using a realistic numerical phantom and verified through measurements. The antenna has a bandwidth of 9.8 GHz and offers a gain of 10.6 dBi in off-body (free space) configuration while 12.1 dBi in on-body configuration. It also acheives an efficiency of 74% in off-body and 63% in on-body scenario. The small and flexible structure of the antenna along with excellent impedance matching, broad bandwidth, high gain and good efficiency makes it a suitable candidate to attain simultaneous data transmission/reception at millimetre-wave frequencies for the 5G body-centric applications.

Antenna design considerations for implantable devices in remote telehealth systems Take-Home Messages • Implantable sensors are pivotal to telehealth systems enabling continuous monitoring of a patient's vital health signs wirelessly. • Antennas are an integral element of these systems whose design is a complex task due to harsh and highly volatile in-body environment and requirements of robust and reliable performance while offering miniature structure, patient safety and biocompatibility. • A comprehensive critical review on the antenna design for implantable medical devices highlighting requirements, challenges, antenna types and human body effects on their performance shows that slotted patch antennas operating at higher frequencies can serve the purpose optimally. • The slotted patch antenna designed in the light of recommendations made offers a small size of 7.5×5×0.25 mm 3 with a-10 dB bandwidth of 25 MHz, a near-omnidirectional pattern and a gain of 1.7 dBi. • The paper can serve as a reference for the antenna designers working in the field of implantable devices providing state-of-the-art, current advancements, requirements, challenges as well as design rules.

Implantable antennas play a vital role in implantable sensors and medical devices. In this paper, we present the design of a compact size implantable antenna for biomedical applications. The antenna is designed to operate in ISM band at 915 MHz and the overall size of the antenna is 4×4×0.3 mm 3. A shorting pin is used to lower the operating frequency of the antenna. For excitation purpose a 50-ohm coaxial cable is used in the design. A superstrate layer is placed on the patch to prevent the direct contact between the radiating patch and body tissues. The antenna is simulated in skin layer model. The designed antenna demonstrates a gain of 3.22 dBi while having a-10 dB bandwidth of 240 MHz with good radiation characteristics at 915 MHz. The simulated results show that this antenna is an excellent candidate for implantable applications.

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In this paper we propose a compact size rectangular implantable tri-band patch antenna for biotelemetry applications. Rogers RT6010 is used as substrate and superstrate material. The resonant frequency is further lowered by using a shorting pin which also reduces patch resistance. For excitation 50-ohm microstrip line is used. The antenna operates in MICS band (402-405) MHz, ISM band (902-928) MHz and (2.4-2.48) GHz at 402 MHz, 915 MHz and 2.4 GHz. The gain of the antenna is 2.05 dBi, 2.67 dBi and 5.39 dBi with bandwidth of 120 MHz, 166 MHz and 190 MHz at relevant frequencies when simulated in a fat layer box. SAR values are within allowable limits. The simulated results show that the antenna is an excellent choice for implantable applications as it can be used for data transmission, wakeup signal and wireless power transfer by using three frequency bands.