Low-cost microfluidics-enabled tunable loop antenna using inkjet-printing technologies
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Yksityiskohdat
| Alkuperäiskieli | Englanti |
|---|---|
| Otsikko | 2015 9th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2015 |
| Kustantaja | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. |
| ISBN (elektroninen) | 9788890701856 |
| Tila | Julkaistu - 27 elokuuta 2015 |
| OKM-julkaisutyyppi | A4 Artikkeli konferenssijulkaisussa |
| Tapahtuma | 9th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2015 - Lisbon, Portugali Kesto: 13 toukokuuta 2015 → 17 toukokuuta 2015 |
Conference
| Conference | 9th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2015 |
|---|---|
| Maa | Portugali |
| Kaupunki | Lisbon |
| Ajanjakso | 13/05/15 → 17/05/15 |
Tiivistelmä
A low-cost and disposable loop antenna is proposed, which consists of a microfluidics-enabled tunable square loop and a microfluidics-enabled tunable balun to guarantee a similar radiation pattern over a reconfigurable 'liquid-controlled' frequency range. By inserting different fluids over partial sections of the loop and the balun, the proposed antenna can achieve a frequency range of 2.28 GHz for water filled channel to 2.45 GHz for empty channel. The proposed antenna is fabricated in a low-cost and non-cleanroom process by integrating inkjet-printing with laser-etching techniques. This antenna can be used as a fluid sensor for biomedical or chemical assay, as well as a tunable antenna for communication applications. The microfluidics-enabled tunable embedded balun can be applied independently as a wideband balun for various communication, sensing and biomonitoring applications.