Performance analysis of pure paraffin wax as RFID tag substrate

Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 442-446

  Manzari, S ^a   Babar, A A ^a   Ukkonen, L ^a   Elsherbeni, Atef Z ^b   Marrocco, G ^c   Sydanheimo L ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

paraffin wax; passive temperature sensor; RFID

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC CONSTANT VALUES; LOW COSTS; LOW-LOSS SUBSTRATES; PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS; RF-ID TAGS; RFID TAG ANTENNAS; UHF RFID;

ANTENNAS; PARAFFINS; PERMITTIVITY; RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID); RADIO NAVIGATION; SUBSTRATES; TEMPERATURE SENSORS;

PARAFFIN WAXES;

EID: 84055189512     PISSN: 08952477     EISSN: 10982760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mop.26592     Document Type: Article

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