Title: Dual band polygonal slot antenna for early detection of breast cancer

Authors: Sapna Bijimanzil Abdulkareem; Ramasamy Kuppusamy; Ragu Mani; Vaishnavi Galla; Makkini Charan Kumar

Addresses: Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, KIT-Kalaignarkarunanidhi Institute of Technology, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, 641402, India ' Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, KIT-Kalaignarkarunanidhi Institute of Technology, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, 641402, India ' Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, KIT-Kalaignarkarunanidhi Institute of Technology, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, 641402, India ' Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, KIT-Kalaignarkarunanidhi Institute of Technology, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, 641402, India ' Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, KIT-Kalaignarkarunanidhi Institute of Technology, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, 641402, India

Abstract: Many women are affected by breast cancer, if not treated properly it can be fatal. This paper proposes a new dual band microstrip patch antenna with combination of hexogen and pentagon slots operating at 2.45 GHz and 4 GHz suitable for ISM and 5G application. The reflection magnitude S11 obtained at 2.45 GHz is -23.72 dB and at 4 GHz it is -15.04 dB. The proposed conformal antenna is printed on flexible 1mm thick PDMS substrate and can be applied for breast cancer detection. Simulations have been carried out with multiple antennas for tumour detection. The designed antenna has low SAR of 0.261 W/Kg with two antennas and 0.318 W/Kg with 6 antennas placed 5 mm off the body tested for 1 gm of tissue, well below the FCC specification of 1.6 W/Kg. The lower band antenna frequency can be used for detection of tumour and 5G bands suitable for faster transmission for further processing.

Keywords: wearable antenna; breast cancer detection; microstrip patch antenna; magnetic resonance imaging; mammography; 5G.

DOI: 10.1504/IJBET.2024.140703

International Journal of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, 2024 Vol.46 No.1, pp.27 - 46

Received: 11 Sep 2023
Accepted: 27 Dec 2023
Published online: 30 Aug 2024 *

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