Experimental 13.56 MHz RFID cards on biodegradable substrates

The paper presents experimental research on investigating the production and testing aspects of ISO/IEC 14443 contactless RFID tags fabricated on biodegradable cellulose acetate (CA) biopolymer-based Printed Circuit Boards (PCB). Our approach reduces the harmful plastic waste by substituting the standard materials of the cards with biodegradable substrate. Also, with common PCB fabrication methodology the prototyping and production becomes cost-effective for the novel material. The paper will detail the manufacturing steps and the different aspects of production for the prepared cards. The preliminary functional results show promising examples of a functional, standard 13.56 MHz RFID reference cards.