Planar Metamaterial Based Microwave Sensor Arrays for Biomedical Analysis and Treatment

• Main Author: Puentes Vargas, Margarita (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
• Subjects: Engineering.; Microwaves.; Optical engineering.; Biomedical engineering.; Optical materials.; Electronic materials.; Microwaves, RF and Optical Engineering.; Optical and Electronic Materials.; Biomedical Engineering.

This book presents an innovative concept for the realization of sensors based on a planar metamaterial microwave array and shows their application in biomedical analysis and treatment. The sensors are able to transduce the dielectric properties of materials in their direct vicinity into an electric...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Fundamentals of Metamaterial Structures
• Extraction Techniques
• Basic Sensor Concept for the Detection of a Spatial Material Distribution
• Sensing of Biological Cells
• Analysis and Treatment of Organic Tissues
• Conclusion and Outlook
• Appendix.