Stability and Efficiency of Screen-Printed Wearable and Washable Antennas
- 11 July 2012
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters
- Vol. 11, 838-841
- https://doi.org/10.1109/lawp.2012.2207941
Abstract
Wearable antennas, integrated into garments, are prone to get dirty. Therefore, for the first time in literature, washable antennas are proposed by covering textile antennas by a breathable thermoplastic polyurethane coating, protecting the antennas against water absorption and corrosion. The washability of coated wearable antennas produced by screen printing conductive ink onto a textile substrate is compared to coated wearable antennas based on an electrotextile, analyzing performance in terms of their reflection coefficient and radiation efficiency before and after washing. The combination of screen printing and coating provides stable antenna performance with sufficiently high radiation efficiency after several washing cycles.Keywords
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