Flexible CB Co-Planar Wave Based Hinge Type Antenna for Breast Cancer Detection

This paper presents hinge-shaped conductor backed (CB) monopole antenna designed to operate at 5.8 GHz frequency in the frequency range of 4 to 8 GHz with reflection co-efficient below − 29 dB with impedance as 50Ω. The wearable flexible antenna is of the dimensions 10mm X 10 mm. An array of 4 antenna model has also been tested for analysis. Kapton polyimide (substrate) and copper materials were used for the fabrication process. Flexible monopole antennas on a Kapton polyimide are designed to be in contact with the breast tissues with respective dielectric models. The flexible Kapton material with antennas is to be placed on the breast phantom which makes the detection easier. The proposed model is eco-friendly, cost effective and reliable product to be readily launched.