An RF/microwave microfluidic sensor based on a 3D capacitive structure with a floating electrode for miniaturized dielectric spectroscopy

Proceedings of IEEE Sensors

Volumn 2014-December, Issue December, 2014, Pages 1784-1787

  Suster, Michael A ^a   Blackburn, Brecken ^b   Gurkan, Umut ^a   Mohseni, Pedram ^a  

^a Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

^b School of Operations Research and Industrial Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Capacitive sensor; Dielectric spectroscopy; Microfluidics; Miniaturized platform; RF microwave sensor

Indexed keywords

ALIPHATIC COMPOUNDS; DIELECTRIC SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRODES; ETHANOL; ETHYLENE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; MICROFLUIDICS; PERMITTIVITY; POLYOLS;

CAPACITIVE STRUCTURE; COMPLEX RELATIVE PERMITTIVITY; FULL FREQUENCY RANGES; MATERIAL UNDER TESTS; MICRO-FLUIDIC SENSORS; MINIATURIZED PLATFORM; REFERENCE MEASUREMENTS; RF/MICROWAVE;

CAPACITIVE SENSORS;

EID: 84931032094     PISSN: 19300395     EISSN: 21689229     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICSENS.2014.6985371     Document Type: Conference Paper

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