Microwave and Millimeter Wave Devices and Circuits for Sensing and Heating at the Microfluidic Scale
A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Biosensors".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2020) | Viewed by 183
Special Issue Editors
Interests: electromagnetic–biological sensing and interaction; microwave measurement techniques; microfluidic integration; passive and active microwave circuits; information theory; digital communications
2. Department of Electrical Engineering (ESAT), KU Leuven, 3001 Leuven, Belgium
Interests: microwaves for life science; sensor development; millimeterwave antennas and packaging
2. Department of Electrical Engineering (ESAT), KU Leuven, 3001 Leuven, Belgium
Interests: microwave heating; dielectric spectroscopy; packaging technology; sensing; microfluidics
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Dear Colleagues,
The application of high-frequency electromagnetic techniques in microfluidics is becoming an established research field. Innovative design techniques, integration technologies, and measurement approaches are being investigated to contribute to discoveries of protein interaction, cell behavior, and dielectric characterization of liquids. All these aspects are part of the greater challenge related to label-free sensing in biology, chemistry, and biomedicine. In addition to characterization and monitoring of biological and chemical liquids and materials, high-frequency electromagnetic fields are also investigated for actuating materials in an efficient, rapid, and contactless manner.
This Special Issue of Sensors invites contributions at the level of waveforms, devices, and systems. All disciplines are welcome, and contributions may cover scientific, engineering, and technological aspects of novel devices and back-end systems involved in microwave and millimeter wave microfluidic research.
Research topics of interest are (but are not limited to):
- Development and evaluation of novel devices for impedance- and resonance-based sensing;
- Development and evaluation of novel devices for heating in biology and chemistry;
- Discovery and integration of waveform shapes for intelligent sensing and efficient heating;
- Development and integration of supporting microwave and millimeter wave circuitry for microfluidic sensors and heaters;
- Integration of high-frequency electrical devices and circuitry with traditional microfluidic and optic setups;
- Development of novel packaging and interconnect technologies for microwave and millimeter wave devices in microfluidics;
- Reports on interactions of high-frequency electromagnetic fields with biological and chemical material samples.
Prof. Dr. Bart Nauwelaers
Dr. Ilja Ocket
Dr. Tomislav Markovic
Guest Editors
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