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In order to achieve a compact size, the resonators are slotted on the ground plane of the microstrip line. As for the antennas, the same geometry was exploited for both the TX and the RX tag antenna. In particular, it consists of a proximity fed planar monopole on a ground plane. The selected geometry guarantees easy integration with the multi-resonator structure. Numerical and experimental data referring to a 2-bit implementation are presented and discussed. For fabricating all the prototypes, a layer of pile was used as a substrate, while an adhesive non-woven conductive fabric was exploited for the fabrication of the conductive parts. Experimental tests demonstrate that although the performance of the final device strongly depends on the properties of the used materials and on the imperfections of the fabrication process, the proposed frequency-signature RFID chipless tag is suitable for wearable applications, such as anti-counterfeiting systems and laundry labels.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/s19030494","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2019,1,25]],"date-time":"2019-01-25T11:30:00Z","timestamp":1548415800000},"page":"494","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":36,"title":["A Frequency Signature RFID Chipless Tag for Wearable Applications"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"19","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4178-2160","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Laura","family":"Corchia","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Engineering for Innovation, University of Salento, via per Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, Italy"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Giuseppina","family":"Monti","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Engineering for Innovation, University of Salento, via per Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, Italy"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4154-1148","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Luciano","family":"Tarricone","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Engineering for Innovation, University of Salento, via per Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, Italy"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2019,1,25]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"563","DOI":"10.1007\/s11460-011-0182-7","article-title":"Electromagnetic properties of electro-textiles for wearable antennas applications","volume":"6","author":"Liu","year":"2011","journal-title":"Front. 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