Embroidered rectangular split-ring resonators for material characterisation

Shahrzad Zahertar, Linzi E. Dodd, Hamdi Torun

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Abstract

In this paper, we report an embroidered rectangular split-ring resonator (SRR) operating at S band for sensing applications. We designed, fabricated and characterized the SRR sensor on a fabric that can conformally cover the surface of samples under investigation. The structure can be embroidered on any dielectric fabric at low cost using conventional embroidery methods. In addition, the method is suitable for the fabrication of large-scale arrays to cover large surfaces. We have demonstrated material characterization capability of the sensors using a specific design with a length of 60 mm and a width of 30 mm. We wrapped the sensors on low-density polyethylene (LDPE) bottles filled with deionized (DI) water and ethanol in our experiments and measured their resonant frequencies using a vector network analyzer (VNA). We measured the nominal resonant frequency of a specific sensor wrapped around an empty bottle as 2.06 GHz with a quality factor of 411. The shifts in resonant frequencies when the bottle was filled with ethanol and DI water are 42 MHz and 66 MHz, respectively.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2019 IEEE International Conference on Flexible and Printable Sensors and Systems (FLEPS)
Place of PublicationPiscataway
PublisherIEEE
Pages168-170
Number of pages3
ISBN (Electronic)9781538693049
ISBN (Print)9781538693056
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2019
Event1st IEEE International Conference on Flexible and Printable Sensors and Systems, FLEPS 2019 - Glasgow, United Kingdom
Duration: 7 Jul 201910 Jul 2019

Conference

Conference1st IEEE International Conference on Flexible and Printable Sensors and Systems, FLEPS 2019
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityGlasgow
Period7/07/1910/07/19

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