Durability of Wearable Antennas Based on Nonwoven Conductive Fabrics: Experimental Study on Resistance to Washing and Ironing

Table 1

Experimental data achieved for the three prototypes with the reflector.

Prototype; (with the reflector)	(GHz)	(dB); @ 2.5 GHz	Max. gain (dB); @ 2.5 GHz,  = 90°	F/B (dB); @ 2.5 GHz,  = 90°
Fabric #1	2.54	−20.29	5.23	24.8
Fabric #2	2.51	−20.86	5.54	27.2
Fabric #3	2.49	−20.79	5.70	21.7