Recent advances in microwave-based dielectric spectroscopy at the cellular level for cancer investigations

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 2023-2030

  Grenier, Katia ^a   Dubuc, David ^a   Chen, Tong ^a   Artis, Francois ^a   Chretiennot, Thomas ^a   Poupot, Mary ^b   Fournie, Jean Jacques ^b  

^a LAAS CNRS   (France)

^b CANCER RESEARCH CENTER OF TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

Biology; cancer; cells; dielectric spectroscopy; microwave

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS TOOLS; BIOLOGICAL MEDIUM; CANCER; CELLULAR LEVELS; MOLECULAR LEVELS; REAL-TIME PROBING;

BIOLOGY; CELLS; DIELECTRIC SPECTROSCOPY; MICROWAVES;

DISEASES;

EID: 84877785902     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2013.2255885     Document Type: Article

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