Wireless implementation of high sensitivity radiofrequency probes for the dielectric characterization of biological tissues

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Masilamany ◽  
P.-Y. Joubert ◽  
S. Serfaty ◽  
B. Roucaries ◽  
P. Griesmar
Keyword(s):  
High Sensitivity ◽  
Biological Tissues ◽  
Dielectric Characterization

Improved microwave biosensor for non-invasive dielectric characterization of biological tissues

2019 ◽  
Vol 88 ◽  
pp. 137-144 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Deshours ◽  
G. Alquié ◽  
H. Kokabi ◽  
K. Rachedi ◽  
M. Tlili ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Biological Tissues ◽  
Dielectric Characterization ◽  
Non Invasive

scholarly journals Numerical Sensitivity Analysis for Dielectric Characterization of Biological Samples by Open-Ended Probe Technique

Sensors ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (13) ◽  
pp. 3756
Author(s):  
Marta Cavagnaro ◽  
Giuseppe Ruvio
Keyword(s):  
Water Content ◽  
Ex Vivo ◽  
High Water ◽  
Biological Tissues ◽  
Fundamental Aspect ◽  
High Water Content ◽  
Insertion Depth ◽  
Dielectric Characterization

Dielectric characterization of biological tissues has become a fundamental aspect of the design of medical treatments based on electromagnetic energy delivery and their pre-treatment planning. Among several measuring techniques proposed in the literature, broadband and minimally-invasive open-ended probe measurements are best-suited for biological tissues. However, several challenges related to measurement accuracy arise when dealing with biological tissues in both ex vivo and in vivo scenarios such as very constrained set-ups in terms of limited sample size and probe positioning. By means of the Finite Integration Technique in the CST Studio Suite® software, the numerical accuracy of the reconstruction of the complex permittivity of a high water-content tissue such as liver and a low water-content tissue such as fat is evaluated for different sample dimensions, different location of the probe, and considering the influence of the background environment. It is found that for high water-content tissues, the insertion depth of the probe into the sample is the most critical parameter on the accuracy of the reconstruction. Whereas when low water-content tissues are measured, the probe could be simply placed in contact with the surface of the sample but a deeper and wider sample is required to mitigate biasing effects from the background environment. The numerical analysis proves to be a valid tool to assess the suitability of a measurement set-up for a target accuracy threshold.

scholarly journals Non-Contact Radiofrequency Inductive Sensor for the Dielectric Characterization of Burn Depth in Organic Tissues

Sensors ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (5) ◽  
pp. 1220 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thi Dinh ◽  
Stéphane Serfaty ◽  
Pierre-Yves Joubert
Keyword(s):  
Biological Tissues ◽  
Sensor Output ◽  
Tissue Samples ◽  
Dielectric Characterization ◽  
Different Temperatures ◽  
Assessment And Monitoring ◽  
Wearable Medical ◽  
Burn Depth ◽  
Monitoring Devices

A flat circular transmission line-based 300 MHz resonator was implemented for the non-contact assessment of burn depths in biological tissues. Used as a transmit-and-receive sensor, it was placed at a 2 mm distance from organic material test samples (pork fillet samples) which were previously burned on their surface in various heating conditions involving different temperatures, durations, and procedures. Data extracted from the sensor by means of a distant monitoring coil were found to clearly correlate with the depth of burn observed in the tissue samples (up to 40% sensor output changes for a 7 mm burn depth) and with the heating conditions (around 5% sensor output changes observed in samples burned with identical heating procedures but at two different temperatures—75 °C and 150 °C—and around 40% sensor output changes observed between samples heated at the same temperature but with different heating procedures). These results open the way for the development of easy-to-implement assessment and monitoring techniques for burns, e.g., integrated in wearable medical dressing-like monitoring devices.

scholarly journals Differential microwave sensor based on microstrip lines loaded with a split-ring resonator for dielectric characterization of materials

2021 ◽  
Vol 2118 (1) ◽  
pp. 012004
Author(s):  
J Zapata-Londoño ◽  
F Umaña-Idárraga ◽  
J Morales-Guerra ◽  
S Arias-Gómez ◽  
C Valencia-Balvin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ring Resonator ◽  
High Sensitivity ◽  
Dielectric Materials ◽  
Split Ring Resonator ◽  
Label Free ◽  
Split Ring ◽  
Total Size ◽  
Dielectric Characterization ◽  
Microwave Sensor

Abstract In this work, we propose a microwave sensor that allows the characterization of dielectric materials based on a differential configuration. A microstrip permittivity sensor of the surrounding material is proposed using a split ring-resonator to measure differentially. The geometry was optimized and was numerically analyzed using CST STUDIO. The numerical analysis of the metamaterial unit cells is carried out first, to determine the operating band. After that, the metamaterial cell was employed to design the differential microstrip permittivity sensor. The obtained results reveal that the proposed sensor has the capability to characterize different materials whose relative dielectric permittivity’s are in the range of 9.8 to 80 with great performance. The device has a total size of 86 mm × 60 mm and operates around 3 GHz. In this band, the sensor reaches a sensibility of 2.89 MHz and a Q-factor of 70.15. Thus, this work shows a compact, reusable, label-free, and non-destructive microwave sensing device and paves the way for high accuracy sensing of the dielectric properties of different materials due to its high- Q-factor as well as high sensitivity.

scholarly journals Planar Microwave Resonant Sensors: A Review and Recent Developments

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 2615 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan Muñoz-Enano ◽  
Paris Vélez ◽  
Marta Gil ◽  
Ferran Martín
Keyword(s):  
Surrounding Medium ◽  
High Sensitivity ◽  
Liquid Composition ◽  
Industrial Processes ◽  
Differential Mode ◽  
Resonant Sensors ◽  
Dielectric Characterization ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Microwave Sensors

Microwave sensors based on electrically small planar resonant elements are reviewed in this paper. By virtue of the high sensitivity of such resonators to the properties of their surrounding medium, particularly the dielectric constant and the loss factor, these sensors are of special interest (although not exclusive) for dielectric characterization of solids and liquids, and for the measurement of material composition. Several sensing strategies are presented, with special emphasis on differential-mode sensors. The main advantages and limitations of such techniques are discussed, and several prototype examples are reported, mainly including sensors for measuring the dielectric properties of solids, and sensors based on microfluidics (useful for liquid characterization and liquid composition). The proposed sensors have high potential for application in real scenarios (including industrial processes and characterization of biosamples).

Ultrastructural identification of three types of sensory setae on copepod antennae

1995 ◽  
Vol 53 ◽  
pp. 956-957
Author(s):  
T. M. Weatherby ◽  
P.H. Lenz
Keyword(s):  
Phase Locking ◽  
Membrane Surface ◽  
Reaction Times ◽  
High Sensitivity ◽  
Structural Features ◽  
Calanoid Copepods ◽  
Marine Food Webs ◽  
Dendritic Membrane ◽  
Ultrastructural Characterization

Crustaceans, as well as other arthropods, are covered with sensory setae and hairs, including mechanoand chemosensory sensillae with a ciliary origin. Calanoid copepods are small planktonic crustaceans forming a major link in marine food webs. In conjunction with behavioral and physiological studies of the antennae of calanoids, we undertook the ultrastructural characterization of sensory setae on the antennae of Pleuromamma xiphias.Distal mechanoreceptive setae exhibit exceptional behavioral and physiological performance characteristics: high sensitivity (<10 nm displacements), fast reaction times (<1 msec latency) and phase locking to high frequencies (1-2 kHz). Unusual structural features of the mechanoreceptors are likely to be related to their physiological sensitivity. These features include a large number (up to 3000) of microtubules in each sensory cell dendrite, arising from or anchored to electron dense rods associated with the ciliary basal body microtubule doublets. The microtubules are arranged in a regular array, with bridges between and within rows. These bundles of microtubules extend far into each mechanoreceptive seta and terminate in a staggered fashion along the dendritic membrane, contacting a large membrane surface area and providing a large potential site of mechanotransduction.

Microwave dielectric characterization of bulk ferroelectrics

1998 ◽  
Vol 08 (PR9) ◽  
pp. Pr9-113-Pr9-116 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. M. Weil ◽  
R. G. Geyer ◽  
L. Sengupta
Keyword(s):  
Dielectric Characterization ◽  
Microwave Dielectric
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