Recent Developments of RFID and WPT Technologies for Biomedical and Industrial Applications at the University of Bologna

This paper presents the latest works that have been carried on at the University of Bologna, Italy, in the last years related to radiofrequency identification (RFID) and wireless power transfer (WPT) topics. The main themes that have been touched are related to custom systems having practical applications in the biomedical and the industrial sectors. In particular, the focus has been put on an RFID indoor localization system exploiting the monopulse radar technique, a microfluidic sensor for biological fluids detection, and a WPT system for predictive maintenance in industrial applications, in particular in the automotive field.