Inkjet-printed microstrip patch antennas realized on textile for wearable applications

IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters

Volumn 13, Issue , 2014, Pages 71-74

  Whittow, William G ^a   Chauraya, Alford ^a   Vardaxoglou, J C ^a   Li, Yi ^b   Torah, Russel ^b   Yang, Kai ^b   Beeby, Steve ^b   Tudor, John ^b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Inkjet printing; microstrip patch antennas; textile; wearable electronics

Indexed keywords

CONDUCTING SURFACES; FLEXIBLE ANTENNAS; INTERFACE LAYER; MEASUREMENTS OF; MICRO-STRIP PATCH ANTENNAS; POLYESTER/COTTON; WEARABLE APPLICATIONS; WEARABLE ELECTRONICS;

INK JET PRINTING; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MICROSTRIP ANTENNAS; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; TEXTILES;

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EID: 84893872061     PISSN: 15361225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LAWP.2013.2295942     Document Type: Article

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