body centric wireless communication (bcwc) has been the topic of much research in recent years. in this manuscript, a novel low-cost microstrip patch antenna is designed for on-/off-body communications with a dual-band operation. the proposed structure exhibits a monopole-like radiation pattern at 2.45ghz and a broadside radiation at 4.8ghz, simultaneously. lateral dimensions of 42 mm × 46 mm a...
