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Investigating Electromagnetic Material Properties of Collagen at THz for Health Monitoring Applications

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  • @ARTICLE{10.4108/eai.14-10-2015.2261635,
    author={Nishtha Chopra and Akram Alomainy and Mike Philpot},
    title={Investigating Electromagnetic Material Properties of Collagen at THz for Health Monitoring Applications},
    journal={EAI Endorsed Transactions on Wireless Spectrum},
    volume={2},
    number={9},
    publisher={ACM},
    journal_a={WS},
    year={2015},
    month={12},
    keywords={terahertz time domain spectroscopy, refractive index, electromagnetic communication, nano-networks, health monitoring},
    doi={10.4108/eai.14-10-2015.2261635}
}
  • Nishtha Chopra
    Akram Alomainy
    Mike Philpot
    Year: 2015
    Investigating Electromagnetic Material Properties of Collagen at THz for Health Monitoring Applications
    WS
    EAI
    DOI: 10.4108/eai.14-10-2015.2261635
Nishtha Chopra1,*, Akram Alomainy1, Mike Philpot2
  • 1: Queen Mary University of London
  • 2: Blizard Institute Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry
*Contact email: n.chopra@qmul.ac.uk

Abstract

The elegant concept of Nanocommunication at terahertz (THz) frequency is proposed with its main focus on investigating electromagnetic material properties of synthesized Dermis layer of the skin via THz-Time Domain Spectroscopy (TDS). The paper highlights the study of human skin and cell culture. Methods are applied to synthesize collagen and measurements are carried out in the THz band ranging from 0.1-3THz. The results are further proposed for Nanonetwork channel propagation models and transmission schemes based on THz electromagnetic communication.

Keywords
terahertz time domain spectroscopy, refractive index, electromagnetic communication, nano-networks, health monitoring
Published
2015-12-22
Publisher
ACM
http://dx.doi.org/10.4108/eai.14-10-2015.2261635

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