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Trends in Textile Engineering & Fashion Technology

A Short Review of Textile Applications in Antenna Design

Submission: February 20, 2018; Published: March 05, 2018

DOI: 10.31031/TTEFT.2018.01.000522

ISSN: 2578-0271
Volume1 Issue5

Abstract

This review briefly introduces the motivation of applying e-textiles to antenna design and some examples of textile antenna. The objective is to help textile engineers gain insight of desired e-textile properties for antenna design and provide assistance in the development of new textiles to improve antenna performance.

Keywords: E-textile; Textile Antenna; Surface resistivity; Permittivity; Smart clothing

Abbreviations: DC: Direct Current; E-Textiles: Electronic Textiles; RF: Radio Frequency; MF: Microwave Frequency; WBAN: Wireless Body Area Networks

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