Dielectric Stability of Triton X-100-Based Tissue-Mimicking Materials for Microwave Imaging
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Published:2023-08-03
Issue:2
Volume:1
Page:72-85
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ISSN:2813-446X
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Container-title:Spectroscopy Journal
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language:en
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Short-container-title:Spectroscopy Journal
Author:
Relva Mariana1, Devesa Susana12
Affiliation:
1. Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra, Coimbra Institute of Engineering, Department of Physics and Mathematics, Rua Pedro Nunes, Quinta da Nora, 3030-199 Coimbra, Portugal 2. CEMMPRE, Centre for Mechanical Engineering, Materials and Processes, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Coimbra, Rua Luís Reis Santos, 3030-788 Coimbra, Portugal
Abstract
Microwave imaging is an emerging technology, and has been proposed for various applications, namely as an alternative diagnostic technology. Microwave imaging explores the dielectric contrast of target tissues, enabling diagnosis based on the differences in dielectric properties between healthy and diseased tissues, with low cost, portability and non-ionizing radiation as its main advantages, constituting an alternative to various imaging technologies for diagnosing and monitoring. Before clinical trials of microwave imaging devices for the study of dielectric properties, phantoms are used, mimicking the materials of tissues and simulating the electric properties of human tissues, for device validation. The purpose of this work was to prepare and perform dielectric characterization of mimicking materials for the development of an anthropomorphic phantom of the human ankle with realistic dielectric and anatomic properties. The biological tissues targeted in this investigation were the skin, muscle, cortical bone, trabecular bone and fat, with the mimicking materials prepared using Triton X-100, sodium chloride and distilled water. The dielectric characterization was performed using a coaxial probe, operating at frequencies between 0.5 and 4.0 GHz. Since the stability of the dielectric properties of mimicking materials is one of their main properties, the dielectric characterization was repeated after 15 and 35 days.
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