Dual-band microwave device for sensing dielectric property changes in microfluidic channels

Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

Volumn 54, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 2691-2694

  Shao, Jin ^a   Manandhar, Gaurav ^a   Arigong, Bayaner ^a   Zhang, Hualiang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

dual band; liquid sensing device; microfluidic

Indexed keywords

DUAL-BAND; MEASUREMENT SENSITIVITY; MICRO-FLUIDIC SENSORS; MICROFLUIDIC CHANNEL; OPERATING FREQUENCY; PHASE DIFFERENCE; SENSING DEVICES; WILKINSON POWER DIVIDERS;

DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; FLUIDIC DEVICES; FREQUENCY DIVIDING CIRCUITS; MICROFLUIDICS; MICROWAVE DEVICES; SILICONES; VOLTAGE DIVIDERS;

MICROWAVE SENSORS;

EID: 84866668865     PISSN: 08952477     EISSN: 10982760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mop.27188     Document Type: Article

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