Research Article
Inkjet-Printed Paper-Based RFID and Nanotechnology-Based Ultrasensitive Sensors: The “Green” Ultimate Solution for an Ever Improving Life Quality and Safety?
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.1007/978-3-642-11631-5_5, author={Manos Tentzeris and Li Yang}, title={Inkjet-Printed Paper-Based RFID and Nanotechnology-Based Ultrasensitive Sensors: The “Green” Ultimate Solution for an Ever Improving Life Quality and Safety?}, proceedings={Next Generation Society. Technological and Legal Issues. Third International Conference, e-Democracy 2009, Athens, Greece, September 23-25, 2009, Revised Selected Papers}, proceedings_a={E-DEMOCRACY}, year={2012}, month={5}, keywords={Nanotechnology RFID carbon nanotube composites green technologies gas sensing conformal/wearable sensors inkjet printing wireless sensor quality-of-life gas detection biomonitoring}, doi={10.1007/978-3-642-11631-5_5} }- Manos Tentzeris
Li Yang
Year: 2012
Inkjet-Printed Paper-Based RFID and Nanotechnology-Based Ultrasensitive Sensors: The “Green” Ultimate Solution for an Ever Improving Life Quality and Safety?
E-DEMOCRACY
Springer
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-11631-5_5
Abstract
The paper introduces the integration of conformal paper-based RFID’s with a Single Walled Carbon Nanotube (SW-CNT) composite for the development of a chipless RFID-enabled wireless sensor node for toxic gas detection and breathing-gas-content estimation. The electrical performance of the inkjet-printed SWCNT-based ultra-sensitive sensor if reported up to 1GHz. The whole module is realized by inkjet-printing on a low-cost “green” paper-based substrate designed to operate in the European UHF RFID band. The electrical conductivity of the SWCNT film changes in the presence of ultra-small quantities of gases like ammonia and nitrogen dioxide, resulting in the variation of the backscattered power level which can be easily detected by the RFID reader to realize reliable early-warning toxic gas detection or breathing monitoring with potentially profound effects on ubiquitous low-cost “green” quality-of-life applications.