Research Article
Design and Analysis of a Compact Superwideband Millimeter Wave Textile Antenna for Body Area Network
Table 6
On-body comparison between different substrates.
| | Substrate | Relative permittivity | Thickness (mm) | Return loss magnitude (dB) | Gain (dBi) | Radiation efficiency (%) |
| | 100% polyester | 1.9 | 1.5 | -11.64 | 5.81 | 75.79 | | Jeans | 1.7 | 1 | -12.03 | 6.80 | 73.20 | | Denim | 1.88 | 1.5 | -11.57 | 5.79 | 75.73 | | Silk | 1.75 | 1.16 | -11.36 | 6.07 | 73.08 | | Tween | 1.69 | 1.37 | -11.96 | 5.99 | 74.06 | | Panama | 2.12 | 1.04 | -10.30 | 6.43 | 73.94 | | Felt | 1.38 | 1.38 | -14.41 | 6.25 | 75.44 | | Moleskin | 1.45 | 1.17 | -14.11 | 5.98 | 74.38 | | Cotton | 1.63 | 1.5 | -12.46 | 6.59 | 75.04 | | Quartzel fabric | 1.95 | 1.5 | -11.71 | 5.72 | 76.08 | | Cordura/lycra | 1.5 | 0.5 | -14.38 | 8.97 | 74.40 |
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