Complex permittivity measurements of chicken blood

  1. E. Kratzenberg,
  2. M. N. Afsar,
  3. Y. Wang

Article first published online: 5 AUG 2003

DOI: 10.1002/mop.11125

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Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

Volume 39, Issue 1, pages 54–56, 5 October 2003

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Kratzenberg, E., Afsar, M. N. and Wang, Y. (2003), Complex permittivity measurements of chicken blood. Microw. Opt. Technol. Lett., 39: 54–56. doi: 10.1002/mop.11125

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  1. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Tufts University, Medford, MA 02155

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 5 AUG 2003
  2. Article first published online: 5 AUG 2003
  3. Manuscript Received: 7 MAR 2003

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Keywords:

  • permittivity;
  • dielectric measurements;
  • biological materials

Abstract

The basic dielectric properties of biological materials are required for the development of next-generation microwave-based medical instrumentation. The purpose of this paper is to further the study of the properties of blood using several different commonly used measurement methods. New data on the complex permittivity of chicken blood are presented in the frequency range between 45 MHz and 26.5 GHz at room temperature by using open-ended coaxial probe techniques, and in the Ku-band using waveguide techniques, with an Agilent 8510C network analyzer. A commonly used reference material, methanol, is used to verify the efficacy of these techniques. This data favorably compares to the general permittivity of blood that previous authors have published. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 39: 54–56, 2003; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/mop.11125

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