{"id":497,"date":"2021-09-23T11:38:50","date_gmt":"2021-09-23T11:38:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/telemalab.hmu.gr\/?page_id=497"},"modified":"2026-10-25T19:42:54","modified_gmt":"2026-10-25T19:42:54","slug":"mwnanoweariot","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/telemalab.hmu.gr\/index.php\/mwnanoweariot\/","title":{"rendered":"MWNanoWearIoT"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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TelEMA LAB \/ COMPLETED RESEARCH PROJECT<\/p>\n\n

MWNanoWearIoT<\/h1>\n\n

Microwave engineering.
Woven into everyday life.<\/h2>\n\n

Smart microwave nanomaterial structures for body-centric communications and the Internet of Things.<\/p>\n\n

MIS 5048187 \u00b7 January 2020 \u2013 September 2021<\/p>\n\n

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Project overview<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Materials & fabrication<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Validation & results<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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THE PROJECT<\/p>\n\n

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Wireless connections.
Wearable structures.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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MWNanoWearIoT investigated wearable microwave structures that can be integrated into everyday clothing. The project combined antenna design, simulation, fabrication, and measurement to explore body-centric communications and IoT applications.<\/p>\n\n

The work evaluated graphene, conductive fabrics, and conductive nano-inks through prototype development and comparison of simulated and measured behaviour.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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MATERIALS & FABRICATION<\/p>\n\n

From advanced materials
to textile antenna prototypes.<\/h2>\n\n
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The project explored combinations of conductive materials and textile substrates, including graphene-sheet and conductive-fabric antenna patches on denim and felt.<\/p>\n\n

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Graphene sheets<\/h3>\n\n

Flexible conductive patches for textile-based antenna designs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Conductive textiles<\/h3>\n\n

Fabric-based conductors investigated alongside graphene prototypes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Conductive nano-inks<\/h3>\n\n

Part of the advanced-materials approach described in the project\u2019s original overview.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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SIMULATION & EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATION<\/p>\n\n

Designed to flex.
Measured to understand.<\/h2>\n\n
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Bending behaviour<\/h3>\n\n

Wearable antennas must operate on curved surfaces. The project examined rectangular, circular, and triangular patches under bending configurations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Radiation performance<\/h3>\n\n

Simulated and measured results were compared to assess antenna response and radiation characteristics.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Body interaction<\/h3>\n\n

Specific absorption rate (SAR) modelling supported the investigation of body-centric antenna operation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Bending configurations from the project\u2019s existing research material.<\/p>\n\n

Bringing the prototypes into the lab.<\/h2>\n\n
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The project reported promising simulated and measured performance for wearable microwave prototypes intended for body-centric communications and IoT applications.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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PROJECT GALLERY<\/p>\n\n

A closer look at the research.<\/h2>\n
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SCIENTIFIC OUTPUT<\/p>\n\n

Publications & deliverables.<\/h2>\n\n
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01 \/ JOURNAL ARTICLE<\/p>\n\n

Wearable Textile Antenna with a Graphene-sheet or Conductive-fabric Patch for the 2.45 GHz band<\/h3>\n\n

T. N. Kapetanakis, C. D. Nikolopoulos, C. Petridis, and I. O. Vardiambasis<\/p>\n\n

Electronics<\/em>, 2021 \u00b7 DOI: 10.3390\/electronics10212571<\/p>\n\n

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02 \/ JOURNAL ARTICLE<\/p>\n\n

Integrated in Clothes Graphene Antenna with Low SAR for Wearable Body-Centric Communications<\/h3>\n\n

T. N. Kapetanakis, C. D. Nikolopoulos, C. Petridis, and I. O. Vardiambasis<\/p>\n\n

International Journal of Circuits, Systems and Signal Processing<\/em>, 2021<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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03 \/ CONFERENCE CONTRIBUTION<\/p>\n\n

Wearable Antenna Design for Body-Centric Communications<\/h3>\n\n

T. N. Kapetanakis, C. D. Nikolopoulos, C. Petridis, and I. O. Vardiambasis<\/p>\n\n

2nd International Symposium in Electronic Engineering, Information Technology & Education (EEITE 2020) \u00b7 Chania, Crete, Greece \u00b7 12\u201314 October 2020<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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FUNDING ACKNOWLEDGEMENT<\/p>\n\n

Supported by Greece and the European Union.<\/h2>\n\n

This research is carried out \/ funded in the context of the project \u201cSmart Microwave Structures with Application in Body-Centric Communications and IoT\u201d (MIS 5048187) under the call for proposals \u201cSupport for researchers with emphasis on young researchers \u2013 cycle B\u201d (\u0395\u0394\u0392\u039c 103). The project is co-financed by Greece and the European Union (European Social Fund- ESF) by the Operational Programme Human Resources Development, Education and Lifelong Learning 2014-2020.<\/p>\n\n

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Explore the next connection.<\/h2>\n\n

Discover related research in antennas, wearable sensing, and telecommunications.<\/p>\n\n

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Research areas<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
All projects<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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TelEMA LAB \/ COMPLETED RESEARCH PROJECT MWNanoWearIoT Microwave engineering.Woven into everyday life. Smart microwave nanomaterial structures for body-centric communications and the Internet of Things. MIS 5048187 \u00b7 January 2020 \u2013 September 2021 THE PROJECT Wireless connections.Wearable structures. MWNanoWearIoT investigated wearable microwave structures that can be integrated into everyday clothing. The project combined antenna design, simulation, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-no-title","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-497","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/telemalab.hmu.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/497","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/telemalab.hmu.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/telemalab.hmu.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/telemalab.hmu.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/telemalab.hmu.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=497"}],"version-history":[{"count":32,"href":"https:\/\/telemalab.hmu.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/497\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":983,"href":"https:\/\/telemalab.hmu.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/497\/revisions\/983"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/telemalab.hmu.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=497"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}