Multifunctional Fully Textile-Integrated RFID Tag to Revolutionize the Internet of Things in Clothing [Wireless Corner]

A novel, multifunctional, fully textile-integrated radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag has been designed, simulated, and experimentally verified. The tag, which works at 13.56 MHz, is based on the inductive coupling phenomenon. It has been designed to be hidden from touch and sight, while being large-scale manufacturable. The manufactured prototype has been characterized, and the theoretically predicted behavior of the tag has been experimentally verified.