Recent advances in materials, mechanics, and electronics manufacturing are establishing the foundations for health/wellness monitoring technologies that have “skin-like” properties, with options in long-term integration with the epidermis. However, most examples of such emerging classes of devices require batteries and/or hard-wired connections to enable operation. The note reported here introduces a foundational mechanics design strategy of stretchable near field communication (NFC) antenna with serpentine microstructures to achieve wireless, battery-free transmission of power and/or data, where the planar layout, polyimide (PI) layer thickness of the serpentine wire, and composite substrate are designed to achieve larger elastic stretchability.
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April 2018
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Mechanics Design of Stretchable Near Field Communication Antenna With Serpentine Wires
Zhaoqian Xie,
Zhaoqian Xie
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering,
Northwestern University,
Evanston, IL 60208;
AML,
Department of Engineering Mechanics,
Center for Mechanics and Materials,
Tsinghua University,
Beijing 100084, China
e-mail: xiezhaoqian@gmail.com
Northwestern University,
Evanston, IL 60208;
AML,
Department of Engineering Mechanics,
Center for Mechanics and Materials,
Tsinghua University,
Beijing 100084, China
e-mail: xiezhaoqian@gmail.com
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Bowen Ji,
Bowen Ji
Department of Micro/Nano Electronics,
Shanghai Jiao Tong University,
Shanghai 200240, China;
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering,
Northwestern University,
Evanston, IL 60208
e-mail: jibowen2015@sjtu.edu.cn
Shanghai Jiao Tong University,
Shanghai 200240, China;
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering,
Northwestern University,
Evanston, IL 60208
e-mail: jibowen2015@sjtu.edu.cn
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Qingze Huo
Qingze Huo
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Northwestern University,
Evanston, IL 60208
e-mail: qingzehuo2018@u.northwestern.edu
Northwestern University,
Evanston, IL 60208
e-mail: qingzehuo2018@u.northwestern.edu
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Zhaoqian Xie
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering,
Northwestern University,
Evanston, IL 60208;
AML,
Department of Engineering Mechanics,
Center for Mechanics and Materials,
Tsinghua University,
Beijing 100084, China
e-mail: xiezhaoqian@gmail.com
Northwestern University,
Evanston, IL 60208;
AML,
Department of Engineering Mechanics,
Center for Mechanics and Materials,
Tsinghua University,
Beijing 100084, China
e-mail: xiezhaoqian@gmail.com
Bowen Ji
Department of Micro/Nano Electronics,
Shanghai Jiao Tong University,
Shanghai 200240, China;
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering,
Northwestern University,
Evanston, IL 60208
e-mail: jibowen2015@sjtu.edu.cn
Shanghai Jiao Tong University,
Shanghai 200240, China;
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering,
Northwestern University,
Evanston, IL 60208
e-mail: jibowen2015@sjtu.edu.cn
Qingze Huo
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Northwestern University,
Evanston, IL 60208
e-mail: qingzehuo2018@u.northwestern.edu
Northwestern University,
Evanston, IL 60208
e-mail: qingzehuo2018@u.northwestern.edu
1Corresponding author.
Manuscript received November 18, 2017; final manuscript received January 22, 2018; published online February 9, 2018. Editor: Yonggang Huang.
J. Appl. Mech. Apr 2018, 85(4): 045001 (4 pages)
Published Online: February 9, 2018
Article history
Received:
November 18, 2017
Revised:
January 22, 2018
Citation
Xie, Z., Ji, B., and Huo, Q. (February 9, 2018). "Mechanics Design of Stretchable Near Field Communication Antenna With Serpentine Wires." ASME. J. Appl. Mech. April 2018; 85(4): 045001. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4039102
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