This work proposes the design and implementation of a wearable rectifying filtenna (filtering antenna) which is activated and powered wirelessly, to detect the presence of ethanol solutions. The system is implemented on a Rogers RT/Duroid 5880 substrate (ϵr = 2.2 and thickness: 0.508 mm), whose flexibility facilitates the system wearability. The fluid detection is performed by a resonant stub embedding a microfluidic channel on its end, which resonates as an open circuit at 2.45 GHz when the channel is filled with the ethanol solution and undergoes a dramatic shift on its input impedance behavior when the channel is filled with water or when it is empty. The system is powered wirelessly by means of a 2.45-GHz narrowband antenna, and the frequency selection is performed by a second-order open-end coupled-line filter whose one end is loaded with the resonant stub. The filtenna RF signal is transduced by a full-wave rectifier exploiting low-threshold voltage diodes, and fluid detection is read out through different values of dc-output voltages, allowing an immediate response. The system is designed and optimized by means of full-wave/nonlinear co-simulations and the realized prototype is measured to confirm a safe detection of the tested solution.

Benassi F., Paolini G., Masotti D., Costanzo A. (2021). A Wearable Flexible Energy-Autonomous Filtenna for Ethanol Detection at 2.45 GHz. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON MICROWAVE THEORY AND TECHNIQUES, 69(9), 4093-4106 [10.1109/TMTT.2021.3074155].

A Wearable Flexible Energy-Autonomous Filtenna for Ethanol Detection at 2.45 GHz

Benassi F.
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Paolini G.;Masotti D.;Costanzo A.
2021

Abstract

This work proposes the design and implementation of a wearable rectifying filtenna (filtering antenna) which is activated and powered wirelessly, to detect the presence of ethanol solutions. The system is implemented on a Rogers RT/Duroid 5880 substrate (ϵr = 2.2 and thickness: 0.508 mm), whose flexibility facilitates the system wearability. The fluid detection is performed by a resonant stub embedding a microfluidic channel on its end, which resonates as an open circuit at 2.45 GHz when the channel is filled with the ethanol solution and undergoes a dramatic shift on its input impedance behavior when the channel is filled with water or when it is empty. The system is powered wirelessly by means of a 2.45-GHz narrowband antenna, and the frequency selection is performed by a second-order open-end coupled-line filter whose one end is loaded with the resonant stub. The filtenna RF signal is transduced by a full-wave rectifier exploiting low-threshold voltage diodes, and fluid detection is read out through different values of dc-output voltages, allowing an immediate response. The system is designed and optimized by means of full-wave/nonlinear co-simulations and the realized prototype is measured to confirm a safe detection of the tested solution.
2021
Benassi F., Paolini G., Masotti D., Costanzo A. (2021). A Wearable Flexible Energy-Autonomous Filtenna for Ethanol Detection at 2.45 GHz. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON MICROWAVE THEORY AND TECHNIQUES, 69(9), 4093-4106 [10.1109/TMTT.2021.3074155].
Benassi F.; Paolini G.; Masotti D.; Costanzo A.
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