A low-profile dual-band half-mode substrate-integrated cavity antenna with a fully shielded textile feeding mechanism is presented for wearable applications. The antenna operates at the lower and upper microwave industrial, scientific and medical (ISM) bands. The cavity geometry is accurately defined with conducting thread through computerized embroidery. Design guidelines are developed for a p...

A textile bandwidth-enhanced coupled-mode substrate-integrated cavity antenna with a slot is presented. The original of two close resonances for the odd and even coupled modes, rectangular added on top layer to introduce third resonance. Parameters are optimized merge bands three realize widened −10 dB impedance band cover Medical Body Area Network band, 2.45 GHz Industrial Scientific Long-Term...

Dye pollution represents an important environmental concern, especially from textile industries in the South of Asia. On the other hand, biomass accumulation derived frommussel processing in alimentary industries is also an environmental problem. In this research, these two environmental issues are addressed by proposing the reuse of mussel's protein anchoring threads, the byssus, as disposable...

Textile materials are good carriers of various types of micro organisms and can cause health related problems to the wearer. Application of natural antimicrobial agents on textile dates back to antiquity, when the ancient Egyptian used. Herbs were used to inhibit the growth of bacteria on textiles. Silver is a renowned antimicrobial agent used on textiles from very ancient time till date. A ver...

The wearable textile antenna plays a decisive role in the currently increasingly wireless communication network area. To realize miniaturization and electromagnetic reliability, slotted full-textile microstrip was designed fabricated using screen printing method. measured return loss radiation pattern were tested compared with simulated results. Additionally, adhesion between silver paste coati...

Synthetic and bioinspired metalloporphyrins are a class of redox-active catalysts able to emulate several enzymes such as cytochromes P450, ligninolytic peroxidases, and peroxygenases. Their ability to perform oxidation and degradation of recalcitrant compounds, including aliphatic hydrocarbons, phenolic and non-phenolic aromatic compounds, sulfides, and nitroso-compounds, has been deeply inves...

A microencapsulated flame retardant was used in order to produce a flame retardant nonwoven substrate. Melamine-formaldehyde polymer-shell microcapsules, containing Afflamit® PLF 280 (resorcinol bis(diphenyl phosphate)) as the core substance, were coated by an outer thermoplastic wall (polystyrene (PS) or poly(methyl methacrylate)), before being applied to a core/sheet-type bi-component PET/co-...

In recent years much progress has been made in the integration of physical transducers into clothing e.g. breathing rate, heart rate and temperature [1]. The integration of chemical sensing into textiles adds a new dimension to the field of smart clothing. Wearable chemical sensors may be used to provide valuable information about the wearer’s health, monitoring the wearer during their daily ro...