An RF/microwave microfluidic sensor based on a center-gapped microstrip line for miniaturized dielectric spectroscopy

IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages

  Suster, Michael A ^a   Mohseni, Pedram ^a  

^a Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

Author keywords

Biosensor; Dielectric spectroscopy; Microfluidics; Microstrip line; Microsystem; Miniaturized platform; RF microwave sensor

Indexed keywords

CAPACITIVE SENSING; DIELECTRIC PROBE; FULL FREQUENCY RANGES; MICRO-FLUIDIC SENSORS; MICROFLUIDIC CHANNEL; MINIATURIZED PLATFORM; REFERENCE MEASUREMENTS; RF/MICROWAVE;

BIOSENSORS; CAPACITIVE SENSORS; DIELECTRIC SPECTROSCOPY; ERRORS; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; MICROSTRIP LINES; MICROSYSTEMS; SENSORS;

MICROFLUIDICS;

EID: 84893219048     PISSN: 0149645X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/MWSYM.2013.6697555     Document Type: Conference Paper

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