Wearable UHF RFID Sensor Tag in 3D-Printing Technology for Body Temperature Monitoring

Wearable UHF RFID tags with sensing capabilities are more and more adopted in many applications where the need of transmitting body sensor data in a passive way along with identification is crucial. In the meanwhile, additive manufacturing 3D-printing technology is knowing a remarkable resonance also in the electromagnetic community since it enables the design of novel customized electromagnetic structures and antennas. In this work the effectiveness of the combination between Radiofrequency Identification (RFID) technology and 3D-printing has been demonstrated through the design, realization, and test of a new wearable passive UHF RFID sensor tag for body temperature monitoring based on the 3D printing.