In this article, a couple of two‐layered RFID tag antenna designs exhibiting improved performance descriptors for on‐body applications are presented. The antennas are designed to operate in the microwave band (2.4–2.48 GHz) ensuring high data transmission rates ideal for real‐time subject monitoring applications. The radiating element of both the antennas is a slotted patch structure provisioned with a pair of T‐shaped slots realized on a commercial FR4 substrate. The augmentation of a systematic sequence of narrow comb‐like etchings into the design enhances the impedance bandwidth considerably. A high permittivity silicon layer embedded with the radiating patch provides resilience from the human body dielectric losses. A modified antenna design utilizing patch miniaturization technique, resulting in an overall footprint reduction by 32%, is also proposed. The designed tag antennas offer a gain of more than 1.8 dBi and an attractive read range greater than 6.8 m in the operating band.

Frequency signature chipless RFID tag based on spurline resonator is presented in this letter. Resonant response of spurline is explained by analyzing the surface current distribution. Chipless tag consists of a data encoding circuit and two cross polarised monopole antennas. The tag has a data capacity of 16 bits in the range 2.13 to 4.1 GHz. Data capacity of data encoding circuit is enhanced by repositioning the spurlines. The prototype of the tag is fabricated on FR4 substrate. Developed tag can be used for cost effective identification of items in the industry.

Implantable tag antennas are an integral component of contemporary pervasive patient monitoring setups envisioned to reduce the medical errors and improve the quality of health care facilities. These tags, embedded into the human body, transmit critical patient information to the external equipment via a wireless communication link. This research article presents an implantable compact folded dipole antenna of size 10 mm × 15 mm × 2 mm, designed to operate in the industrial‐scientific‐medical band (2.4‐2.48GHz). A three‐layered phantom representing the human arm is used to evaluate the subcutaneous antenna performance. The tag antenna embedded in the middle of the fat layer offers a maximum gain of −16.3 dBi. The tag antenna performance as a function of implant position and phantom dimensions is analyzed. Link budget calculations show that with the achieved antenna gain the link power exceeds the required power by 38.37 dBm, and hence wireless communication is viable.

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MoSi2 coating was deposited on Mo substrate by a hot dipping process within the silicon bath. The effects of the hot dipping temperature and time on the thickness and mechanical properties of MoSi2 coating have been investigated. The results indicated that the average hardness of MoSi2 coating is only 209.15 MPa, and the average flexural strength is 873.63 MPa. Therefore, the MoSi2 coating deposited on Mo substrate exhibit better mechanical properties than monolithic MoSi2 and MoSi2 -based composites. In addition, the hot dipping processes have an important influence on mechanical properties. The hardness and flexural strength decrease sharply with increasing hot dipping temperature, then increases slightly on increasing hot dipping temperature. Meanwhile, the hardness and flexural strength increase sharply with increasing hot-dipping time.