Textile UWB Antenna Bending and Wet Performances

<table class="table-group" width="800px"><tr class="fig-image" id="a"><td><img alt="251682.fig.0013a" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/ijap/volume-2012/251682/figures/251682.fig.0013a.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(a) </b>Inside water</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="b"><td><img alt="251682.fig.0013b" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/ijap/volume-2012/251682/figures/251682.fig.0013b.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(b) </b>Immediately wet  </td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="c"><td><img alt="251682.fig.0013c" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/ijap/volume-2012/251682/figures/251682.fig.0013c.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(c) </b>Approximately dried  </td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="d"><td><img alt="251682.fig.0013d" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/ijap/volume-2012/251682/figures/251682.fig.0013d.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(d) </b>Completely dry</td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<table>Snapshots of measured results of UWB antenna prototype using Shieldit conducting fabric considering different states of wetness, dampness, and fully dried.</table>

International Journal of Antennas and Propagation

Textile UWB Antenna Bending and Wet Performances

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