Design and Development of Microstrip Patch Antenna for Tumor Detection

This study presents the development of a textile based wearable patch antenna for medical applications. The growing trend of Body Area Networks (BAN) has contributed to the popularity of wearable antennas. A type of wearable antenna known as a textile antenna uses textile material as its substrate or patch. Hence, denim is used as a substrate and copper is used as ground and patch. It is employed in body-worn applications for communication in space, the military, and the healthcare industry. Since the antennas are installed on people, it is crucial to measure their individual absorption rate. An antenna of 2.45 GHz is constructed and a phantom model with and without tumor is tested and validated for tumor detection. This design is done in ANSYSHFSS software and it is also fabricated. The recommended antenna's fabrication, measurement, and experimental verification have all been performed.