A Flexible Wireless Dielectric Sensor for Noninvasive Fluid Monitoring

Autor: Heng-Tian Zhu, Ye Chen, Yi-Feng Xiong, Fei Xu, Yan-Qing Lu
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Sensors, Vol 20, Iss 1, p 174 (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1424-8220
DOI: 10.3390/s20010174
Popis: A flexible wireless dielectric sensor is presented here for noninvasively monitoring the permittivity and conductivity of fluids, based on resistor−inductor−capacitor (RLC) resonant circuit and capacitively coupled contactless conductivity detection (C4D) technique. The RLC sensor consists of one single-turn inductor and one interdigital capacitor. The resonant frequency of the device is sensitive to the surrounding environment, thanks to the electric field leaked out between the interdigital capacitor electrodes. Through the high-frequency structure simulator (HFSS) simulation, and experiments on ethanol/water solutions and NaCl solutions, it was confirmed that a fluid’s permittivity and conductivity could be detected by the return loss curve (S11). With great repeatability and stability, the proposed sensor has potential for broad applications, especially in wearable low-cost smart devices.
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