access icon free Printed frequency selective surfaces on textiles

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Received 17/03/2014, Published 11/06/2014

A novel technique for inkjet printing frequency selective surfaces (FSSs) on textiles is introduced. The challenge of printing an inkjet layer of 3 µm thickness on polyester cotton with a surface roughness of the order of 150 µm is achieved with a screen-printed interface layer. The conducting inkjet layer is then printed directly on top of the interface layer. A screen mask was used so that the interface layer was only printed directly below the conducting ink. A square FSS structure has been fabricated and the measured shielding has been compared to simulations.

Inspec keywords: ink jet printing; fabrics; frequency selective surfaces

Other keywords: square FSS structure; inkjet printing frequency selective surfaces; polyester cotton; conducting inkjet layer; screen mask; screen-printed interface layer; textiles; surface roughness

Subjects: Deposition from liquid phases; Artificial electromagnetic wave materials and structures; Microwave materials and structures

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