Microwaving Biological Cells: Intracellular Analysis with Microwave Dielectric Spectroscopy

Author

Artis, Francois ; Tong Chen ; Chretiennot, Thomas ; Fournie, Jean-Jacques ; Poupot, Mary ; Dubuc, David ; Grenier, Katia

Author_Institution

Lab. d´Anal. et d´Archit. des Syst. Toulouse, Toulouse, France

Volume

16

Issue

4

fYear

2015

fDate

May-15

Firstpage

87

Lastpage

96

Abstract

Probing biological materials with electromagnetic waves, which has been investigated for decades [1]-[6], involves characterizing the sample with its dielectric properties that are frequency dependent. Dielectric spectroscopy is performed by placing a high-frequency circuit close to the biological species under study. Passing through the biological medium, the electric properties of the biological elements modify the electromagnetic field. The complex permittivity of the medium under test may, therefore, be extracted and provides a dielectric signature of the sample.

Keywords

bioelectric phenomena; biological techniques; cellular biophysics; microwave spectroscopy; permittivity; biological materials; biological species; complex permittivity; dielectric properties; dielectric signature; electromagnetic field; electromagnetic waves; frequency dependent; high-frequency circuit; intracellular analysis; microwave dielectric spectroscopy; microwaving biological cells; Biological tissues; Biomedical monitoring; Cells (biology); Dielectrics; Electromagnetic measurements; Microwave circuits; Radio frequency;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Microwave Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1527-3342

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MMM.2015.2393997

Filename

7072616