Journal article
On the Effect of Sweat on Sheet Resistance of Knitted Conductive Yarns in Wearable Antenna Design
IEEE antennas and wireless propagation letters, v 19(4), pp 1-1
31 Jan 2020
Abstract
Researchers are looking for new methods to integrate sensing capabilities into textiles while maintaining the durability, flexibility, and comfort of the garment. One method for imparting sensing capabilities into garments is through coupling conductive yarns with Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology. These smart devices have exhibited promising results for short-term use. However, long-term studies of their performance are still needed to evaluate their performance over a longer period. Like all garments, wearable sensors are susceptible to environmental factors during use. These factors can lead to dielectric coupling and corrosion of conductive yarns, which has the potential to degrade the performance of the device. This work analyzes the effect of sweat and moisture on silvercoated nylon yarn by extracting the sheet resistance at 913MHz from transmission line measurements. HFSS simulation shows the level of perturbation in antenna performance as sheet resistance increased with each cycle of sweat-immersion, washing, and drying.
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- Title
- On the Effect of Sweat on Sheet Resistance of Knitted Conductive Yarns in Wearable Antenna Design
- Creators
- Md Abu Saleh Tajin - Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA (email: mt3223@drexel.edu)Ariana S Levitt - Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA (email: yl636@drexel.edu)Yuqiao Liu - Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA (email: dandekar@drexel.edu)Chelsea E Knittel - Materials Science and Engineering Department, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA (email: asl95@drexel.edu; cek56@drexel.edu; cls52@drexel.eduCaroline L Schauer - Materials Science and Engineering Department, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA (email: asl95@drexel.edu; cek56@drexel.edu; cls52@drexel.eduGenevieve Dion - Materials Science and Engineering Department, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA (email: asl95@drexel.edu; cek56@drexel.edu; cls52@drexel.eduKapil R Dandekar - Design Department, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA (email: gd63@drexel.edu)
- Publication Details
- IEEE antennas and wireless propagation letters, v 19(4), pp 1-1
- Publisher
- IEEE
- Grant note
- R01-EB029364 / National Institutes of Health (10.13039/100000002) DGE-1646737; DGE-10028090/DGE-1104459 / National Science Foundation (10.13039/100000001) CNS-1816387 / National Science Foundation (10.13039/100000001)
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Electrical and Computer Engineering; Fashion Design; Materials Science and Engineering
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000530036500006
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85083808365
- Other Identifier
- 991014969776604721
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- Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
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