Research Article

A Contact-Less Electrically Small Antenna Sensor for Retinal Cancer Cell Detection

Table 1

Comparative analysis among planar microwave antennas for off-body communication.

Ref. (year)Antenna size (W × L × H) (mm3)Volume (mm3)Dielectric constantAntenna typeElectrically smallOperating frequency (GHz)Operating bandwidth @ S11 < −10 dB (MHz)

[13] (2022)30 × 32 × 1.615364.4MonopoleNo2.45115
[14] (2022)45 × 4.87 × 0.464101.71.3Meandered dipoleNo2.4340
[15] (2022)7.4 × 24.7 × 1.6292.454.3CPW-fed monopoleYes2.42, 4.5, 5.560,1580
[16] (2022)13.5 × 23 × 1.6496.84.3ACS-fed monopoleYes2.4, 5.8, 6.78270, 340, 180
[17] (2023)18 × 30 × 0.79426.62.2CPW-fed antennaNo2.5, 5.4550, 650
[10] (2023)40 × 40 × 1.625604.3Microstrip patch antennaNo2.5, 5.7220, 1230
Proposed8 × 16.2 × 0.3545.362.2APS-fed monopoleYes2.413342

ACS: asymmetric coplanar strip; CPW: coplanar waveguide.