Flexible Antennas and Devices

Dear Colleagues,

Recent advancements in flexible antenna technology have led to the realization of new wireless applications such as wearable devices, textile antennas, on-body antennas for health care, and radio frequency identification (RFID) systems. Numerous studies have been carried out on flexible substrates for better antenna performance. Manufacturing technologies and novel antenna configurations for reconfigurability have also been investigated. This Special Issue will focus on studies that address fundamental challenges in the design, fabrication, and characterization of flexible antennas and devices for various applications. The Special Issue is seeking contributions that include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Design, fabrication, and characterization of flexible and conformal antennas
• Wearable antennas
• Textile antennas
• RFID antennas
• Ink-jet-printed antennas
• Flexible antennas for wireless power transfer
• Low-cost integrated wireless systems for biomedical and point of care applications
• Novel materials (substrates) for flexible and conformal antennas
• 3D-printed antennas

Prof. Dr. Praveen Sekhar
Prof. Dr. Tutku Karacolak
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 250 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for assessment.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Micromachines is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2100 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.