Washing Durability of PDMS-Conductive Fabric Composite: Realizing Washable UHF RFID Tags

Simorangkir, RBVB; Le, D; Bjorninen, T; Sayem, ASM; Zhadobov, M; Sauleau, R

Washing Durability of PDMS-Conductive Fabric Composite: Realizing Washable UHF RFID Tags

Simorangkir, RBVB Le, D Bjorninen, T Sayem, ASM Zhadobov, M Sauleau, R

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Publisher:: IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC
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Citation:: IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, 2019, 18, (12), pp. 2572-2576
Issue Date:: 2019-12-01

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dc.contributor.author	Simorangkir, RBVB
dc.contributor.author	Le, D
dc.contributor.author	Bjorninen, T
dc.contributor.author	Sayem, ASM
dc.contributor.author	Zhadobov, M
dc.contributor.author	Sauleau, R
dc.date.accessioned	2022-09-11T20:56:03Z
dc.date.available	2022-09-11T20:56:03Z
dc.date.issued	2019-12-01
dc.identifier.citation	IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, 2019, 18, (12), pp. 2572-2576
dc.identifier.issn	1536-1225
dc.identifier.issn	1548-5757
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/161681
dc.description.abstract	In this letter, we present experimental investigations on washing durability of a polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)-conductive fabric composite to validate its applicability for the realization of flexible wearable antennas that can withstand multiple washing cycles. For this purpose, we designed an ultrahigh-frequency (UHF) radio frequency identification (RFID) passive tag antenna and fabricated several prototypes using such materials combination. Understanding the challenge of having a robust integration of a lumped electronic component (e.g., RFID IC) on a flexible antenna, a new way to improve the interconnection has also been investigated. The tag prototypes were subjected to recurrent machine-washing tests, and after each washing cycle, their performance was analyzed mainly in terms of the read range. The results reveal that, with a proper treatment on the antenna-IC fixture interconnection, the tag antennas developed with the PDMS-conductive fabric composite can maintain their performance very well, showing a minimum degradation in the read range after 15 cycles of washing.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC
dc.relation.ispartof	IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1109/LAWP.2019.2943535
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dc.subject	0906 Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 1005 Communications Technologies
dc.subject.classification	Networking & Telecommunications
dc.title	Washing Durability of PDMS-Conductive Fabric Composite: Realizing Washable UHF RFID Tags
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In this letter, we present experimental investigations on washing durability of a polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)-conductive fabric composite to validate its applicability for the realization of flexible wearable antennas that can withstand multiple washing cycles. For this purpose, we designed an ultrahigh-frequency (UHF) radio frequency identification (RFID) passive tag antenna and fabricated several prototypes using such materials combination. Understanding the challenge of having a robust integration of a lumped electronic component (e.g., RFID IC) on a flexible antenna, a new way to improve the interconnection has also been investigated. The tag prototypes were subjected to recurrent machine-washing tests, and after each washing cycle, their performance was analyzed mainly in terms of the read range. The results reveal that, with a proper treatment on the antenna-IC fixture interconnection, the tag antennas developed with the PDMS-conductive fabric composite can maintain their performance very well, showing a minimum degradation in the read range after 15 cycles of washing.

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