In this paper we demonstrate the use of inkjet printing as a facile digital fabrication tool for the cost effective manufacture of UHF RFID transfer tattoo tags and Frequency Selective Surfaces on low-cost flexible and porous substrates. Electrical and morphological properties of conductive features obtained from a range of metal nanoparticle inks and low temperature sintering methods, such as argon plasma and photonic flash, are evaluated. Large scale potential is addressed.
Veronica Sanchez-Romaguera, Sebastian Wünscher, Robert J. Abbel, Mohamed A. Ziai, Dumtoochukwu Oyeka, Badredin M. M. Turki, John C. Batchelor, Edward. A. Parker, Ulrich S. Schubert, Stephen G. Yeates, "UHF Electromagnetic Structures Inkjet Printed on Temperature Sensitive Substrates: a Comparative Study of Conductive Inks and Sintering Methods to Enable Low Cost Manufacture" in Proc. IS&T Int'l Conf. on Digital Printing Technologies and Digital Fabrication (NIP29), 2013, pp 372 - 376, https://doi.org/10.2352/ISSN.2169-4451.2013.29.1.art00029_2