Title :
Imaging of biological structures by Near-Field Microwave Microscopy
Author :
Marco Farina;Andrea Di Donato;Davide Mencarelli;Giuseppe Venanzoni;Antonio Morini;Tiziana Pietrangelo
Author_Institution :
Dipartimento di Ingegneria dell´Informazione, Universit? Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
Abstract :
In this paper we discuss the application of a broadband Near-Field Scanning Microwave Microscope (SMM) to the imaging of biological samples, in particular mouse myotubes C2C12 and rabbit sarcomeres, highlighting the intriguing possibilities of the technique, and discussing the challenges in data interpretation. The system, developed by ourselves, exploits a Scanning Tunneling Microscope (STM) coupled to a Vector Network Analyzer, providing simultaneous STM/SMM images.
Keywords :
"Microscopy","Microwave imaging","Probes","Reflection coefficient","Biology","Image resolution"
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Conference (EuMC), 2015 European
DOI :
10.1109/EuMC.2015.7345851
