3D-Printed Eco-Friendly and Cost-Effective Wireless Platforms

Xiaochen Chen; Han He; Leena Ukkonen; Johanna Virkki

doi:10.1109/ESTC.2018.8546358

3D-Printed Eco-Friendly and Cost-Effective Wireless Platforms

Xiaochen Chen, Han He, Leena Ukkonen, Johanna Virkki

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Abstract

We present passive UHF RFID platforms composed of 3D-printed biodegradable plastic structures and conductive thread. Due to its flexibility, this extremely cost-effective and environmentally friendly wireless platform can be easily embedded into versatile structures. We evaluated the wireless performance of the tag fabricated from conductive thread both on a 3D-printed substrate as well as inside two 3D-printed layers. The read range of the tag on a 3D-printed substrate was around 6 meters between 860-960 MHz. Then, another layer was applied on top of the tag. Thus, the tag was left inside a 3D-printed platform, where it as protected from environmental stresses, such as moisture. The read range of this structure was still 6 meters throughout the global UHF RFID frequency band. Based on these initial results, these platforms show potential for unobtrusive identification and sensing solutions.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2018 7th Electronic System-Integration Technology Conference (ESTC)
Publisher	IEEE
Number of pages	3
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-5386-6814-6
ISBN (Print)	978-1-5386-6815-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ESTC.2018.8546358
Publication status	Published - Sep 2018
Publication type	A4 Article in conference proceedings
Event	Electronics System-Integration Technology Conference - Duration: 1 Jan 2000 → …

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Conference	Electronics System-Integration Technology Conference
Period	1/01/00 → …

Keywords

biodegradable materials
plastics
radiofrequency identification
three-dimensional printing
sensing
environmental stres protection
3D-printed biodegradable plastic substrate structures
environmentally friendly wireless platform performance
global passive UHF RFID frequency band platforms
conductive thread
frequency 860.0 MHz to 960.0 MHz
distance 6 m
Wireless sensor networks
Wireless communication
Antennas
Antenna measurements
Substrates
Passive RFID tags

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