Direct-Write Spray Coating of a Full-Duplex Antenna for E-Textile Applications.

ABSTRACT: Recent advancements in printing technologies have greatly improved the fabrication efficiency of flexible and wearable electronics. Electronic textiles (E-textiles) garner particular interest because of their innate and desirable properties (i.e., conformability, breathability, fabric hand), which make them the ideal platform for creating wireless body area networks (WBANs) for wearable healthcare applications. However, current WBANs are limited in use due to a lack of flexible antennas that can provide effective wireless communication and data transfer. In this work, we detail a novel fabrication process for flexible textile-based multifunctional antennas with enhanced dielectric properties. Our fabrication process relies on direct-write printing of a dielectric ink consisting of ultravio

SUBMITTER: Zhou Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7760154 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature