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A Flexible and Low-Cost UHF RFID Tag Antenna for Blood Bag Traceability

20229 citationsOpen accessAbdelmalek Essaâdi University

Abstract

A new low-profile flexible RFID tag antenna operating in the ultra-high frequency (UHF) European band (865 MHz–868 MHz) is proposed for blood bag traceability. Its structure combines inductive and capacitive parts with nested slots allowing for the achieving of conjugate impedance matching with the IC-chip. The whole electrical parameters of the environment (substrate, bag, and blood) were considered for the design of the tag antenna. A good agreement was obtained between the measurements and electromagnetic simulations for the input impedance of the tag antenna in the UHF band. A reading range close to 2.5 m was experimentally obtained. Therefore, this tag antenna could be effective and useful in future RFID systems for blood bag monitoring, thus improving patient safety in healthcare infrastructures.

Research topics

  • RFID technology advancements
  • Wireless Body Area Networks
  • User Authentication and Security Systems

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DOI: 10.3390/electronics11030439

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