Design and Performance Analysis of Compact Wearable Textile Antennas for IoT and Body-Centric Communication Applications

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Schematic of the textile-based (a) dipole and (b) loop antenna. (c) The Bernina 720 sewing machine tool used for sewing the radiating element structures in the form of embroidered pattern over the denim-cotton fabric. Fabricated prototype of the textile (d) dipole and (e) loop antenna.

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