Broadband RF impedance spectroscopy in micromachined microfluidic channels

Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2011:2011:4042-5. doi: 10.1109/IEMBS.2011.6091004.

Abstract

Impedance spectroscopy in the radio frequency range from 100 MHz to 20 GHz can reveal the dielectric relaxations of biological and chemical solutions. S-parameters for a coplanar waveguide are derived. To perform these measurements, a coplanar waveguide device was fabricated on a conventional FR-4 substrate for fluid interrogation. The microfluidic channel was formed by milling conventional waveguides and laser-cutting channels in the dielectric substrate. Measurements using this device were performed on standards: deionized water, isopropyl alcohol, and air. These measurements were compared to those taken with a conventional dielectric probe. The results demonstrate the ability of the fabricated device to extract varying transmission parameters due to changing sample properties.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Dielectric Spectroscopy / methods*
  • Microfluidics / instrumentation*
  • Models, Theoretical
  • Radio Waves*