PDMS-embedded conductive fabric: a simple solution for fabricating PDMS-based wearable antennas with robust performance

Roy B. V. B. Simorangkir; Shilun Feng; Abu Sadat Md. Sayem; Karu P. Esselle; Yang Yang

doi:10.1109/ISMICT.2018.8573690

PDMS-embedded conductive fabric: a simple solution for fabricating PDMS-based wearable antennas with robust performance

Roy B. V. B. Simorangkir, Shilun Feng, Abu Sadat Md. Sayem, Karu P. Esselle, Yang Yang

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A new and simple fabrication method to realize robust flexible wearable antennas by combining conductive fabric and polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) is proposed. The conductive fabric acts as the conductive part of the antenna, while PDMS acts as the substrate as well as the encapsulation layers. The method takes advantage of the porous structure of the conductive fabric and the initial liquid form of PDMS to attain a significantly strong integration between the two, leading to a robust PDMS-based wearable antenna. A number of patch antennas have been designed, fabricated, and tested to validate the proposed concept and the results are presented, showing robust performance. The fabricated prototypes have a resonance frequency approximately at 2.46 GHz with a 10 dB return-loss bandwidth ranging from 3.3 to 5.7%.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The 12th International Symposium on Medical Information and Communication Technology, ISMICT 2018
Place of Publication	Piscataway, NJ
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Pages	1-3
Number of pages	3
ISBN (Electronic)	9781538633892
ISBN (Print)	9781538633908
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ISMICT.2018.8573690
Publication status	Published - 2018
Event	International Symposium on Medical Information and Communication Technology (12th : 2018) - Sydney, Australia Duration: 26 Mar 2018 → 28 Mar 2018

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ISSN (Print)	2326-828X
ISSN (Electronic)	2326-8301

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Conference	International Symposium on Medical Information and Communication Technology (12th : 2018)
Abbreviated title	ISMICT 2018
Country/Territory	Australia
City	Sydney
Period	26/03/18 → 28/03/18

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Simorangkir, R. B. V. B., Feng, S., Sayem, A. S. M., Esselle, K. P., & Yang, Y. (2018). PDMS-embedded conductive fabric: a simple solution for fabricating PDMS-based wearable antennas with robust performance. In The 12th International Symposium on Medical Information and Communication Technology, ISMICT 2018 (pp. 1-3). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). https://doi.org/10.1109/ISMICT.2018.8573690

Simorangkir, Roy B. V. B. ; Feng, Shilun ; Sayem, Abu Sadat Md. ; Esselle, Karu P. ; Yang, Yang. / PDMS-embedded conductive fabric : a simple solution for fabricating PDMS-based wearable antennas with robust performance. The 12th International Symposium on Medical Information and Communication Technology, ISMICT 2018. Piscataway, NJ : Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2018. pp. 1-3

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Simorangkir, RBVB, Feng, S, Sayem, ASM, Esselle, KP & Yang, Y 2018, PDMS-embedded conductive fabric: a simple solution for fabricating PDMS-based wearable antennas with robust performance. in The 12th International Symposium on Medical Information and Communication Technology, ISMICT 2018. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Piscataway, NJ, pp. 1-3, International Symposium on Medical Information and Communication Technology (12th : 2018), Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 26/03/18. https://doi.org/10.1109/ISMICT.2018.8573690

PDMS-embedded conductive fabric : a simple solution for fabricating PDMS-based wearable antennas with robust performance. / Simorangkir, Roy B. V. B.; Feng, Shilun; Sayem, Abu Sadat Md.; Esselle, Karu P.; Yang, Yang.

The 12th International Symposium on Medical Information and Communication Technology, ISMICT 2018. Piscataway, NJ : Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2018. p. 1-3.

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Simorangkir RBVB, Feng S, Sayem ASM, Esselle KP, Yang Y. PDMS-embedded conductive fabric: a simple solution for fabricating PDMS-based wearable antennas with robust performance. In The 12th International Symposium on Medical Information and Communication Technology, ISMICT 2018. Piscataway, NJ: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). 2018. p. 1-3 https://doi.org/10.1109/ISMICT.2018.8573690

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