Polymeric ferrite-loaded antennas for on-body communications

Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

Volumn 51, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2530-2533

  Alves, T ^a   Augustine, R ^a   Queffelec P ^b   Grzeskowiak, M ^a   Poussot, B ^a   Laheurte, J M ^a  

^a National Centre of Scientific Research   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE OCCIDENTALE   (France)

Author keywords

Antenna matching; Body area networks; Body influence; Ferrites

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA DESIGN; ANTENNA MATCHING; BODY AREA NETWORK; BODY AREA NETWORKS; BODY INFLUENCE; INTEGRAL PART; ISM BANDS; LOADED ANTENNAS; ON-BODY; WEARABLE ANTENNAS;

FERRITE; FERRITES; MICROWAVE ANTENNAS; POLYMERS;

ANTENNAS;

EID: 70349154156     PISSN: 08952477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mop.24669     Document Type: Article

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