A 10 GHz metamaterial sensor to detect SARS COV-2 and dust particles in free space
IEEE Sensors Journal
; : 1-1, 2022.
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in English
| Scopus | ID: covidwho-1901478
ABSTRACT
An X-band, free-space microwave sensor consisting of 30 radial spokes connected in a central hub with a gap region was designed, fabricated and tested. The sensor structure results in an electric dipole at 10 GHz with a split circular disc capacitor at the center. Viruses, dust, and soot particles in the gap region change the sensor’s impedance and its reflection coefficient monitored by a horn antenna and a network analyzer. The sensor sensitivity was 85.02 MHz/microliter for deionized water, 89.5 MHz/microliter for uninfected saliva, and 94.6 MHz/microliter for SARS-COV-2 infected saliva with 103 viruses/μL. Its sensitivity to a dielectric sample (ερ~5.84) was 3.23 MHz/mm3, and for iron particles was 16.25 MHz/mm3. All these samples were smaller than λ/30 at 10 GHz and could not be detected on uniform dielectric or metallic substrates without the spoke structure. A 2x2 array of spoke sensors was also constructed and tested as a feasibility study for designing larger metamaterial (MTM) periodic arrays. IEEE
Antenna measurements; Bio Sensing; Biosensors; Coronaviruses; dust particle sensing; free space detection; Frequency measurement; metamaterial; microwave resonator; near-field sensors; Permittivity; Resonant frequency; SARS-COV-2; Sensors; Antenna arrays; Deionized water; Dust; Horn antennas; Metamaterials; Microwave antennas; Microwave resonators; Microwave sensors; Microwaves; Natural frequencies; Substrates; Antennas measurement; Biosensing; Dust particle; Free spaces; Frequency measurements; Space detection; SARS
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