Screen printed epidermal antenna for IoT health monitoring
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Date
2022-01-03
Authors
Simorangkir, Roy B. V. B.
Gawade, Dinesh R.
Kumar, Sanjeev
O'Flynn, Brendan
Buckley, John
Hannon, Tim
Donovan, Paul
Newberry, Robert
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
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Abstract
In this paper, we investigate the applicability of screen printable elastic silver ink on thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) substrate for the realization of a flexible/stretchable antenna for direct implementation on human skin. For this purpose, we present the design, manufacture, and testing of an ultra- high frequency (UHF) 868 MHz loop antenna with the specified material. The antenna performance has been investigated through simulations and measurements on a human forearm phantom, including indoor wireless communication tests, demonstrating its potential for short-range IoT health monitoring applications.
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Microwave antennas , Wireless communication , Antenna measurements , Silver , Ink , Epidermis , Internet of things , Epidermal antennas , Flexible antennas , Screen printing , Silver ink , Stretchable antennas
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Simorangkir, R. B. V. B., Gawade, D. R., Kumar, S., O'Flynn, B., Buckley, J. L., Hannon, T., Donovan, P. and Newberry, R. (2021) 'Screen printed epidermal antenna for IoT health monitoring', 2021 IEEE Asia-Pacific Microwave Conference (APMC), Brisbane, Australia, 28 November-01 December, pp. 395-397. doi: 10.1109/APMC52720.2021.9661904
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