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1. An antenna comprising a self-supporting electrically conductive wire having a width (W) and extending longitudinally along a length and between first and second ends of the conductive wire, the conductive wire forming one or more loops and comprising an electrically conductive layer disposed directly on and aligned with an adhesive layer, a width and a length of each of the conductive layer and the adhesive layer being substantially co-extensive with the width and the length of the conductive wire, and a shape of each layer present in the antenna as seen in a plan view being substantially similar to a shape of the conductive wire as seen in a plan view, wherein the adhesive layer comprises an adhesive at least partially embedded in a non-woven material and comprising a plurality of insulative fibers coated with an electrically conductive material, wherein self-supporting is defined as when the antenna is held in air from the edge of the antenna, a thickness of the antenna increases by less than 10 times a planar thickness of the antenna.
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