A passive wireless platform for chemical-biological sensors

Date of Award

2012

Degree Name

Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering

Department

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Advisor/Chair

Advisor: Guru Subramanyam

Abstract

This research presents several different platforms for detecting chemical or biological agents without the use of probes or wires and without the use of a battery. These platforms all use an interrogator to transmit power through either radio or low frequency electromagnetic waves to a sensor device. The sensor device has a functionalized surface which aids in selectivity to the analyte of interest. The sensor device sends back a portion of the power through radio frequency waves with altered frequency, amplitude and phase. The characteristics of the received signal contain the information about the analyte of interest. The platforms were tested with several volatile organic compounds, gasoline, sulfuric acid, hydraulic fluid, and chlorine. The results were statistically significant.

Keywords

Chemical detectors, Electromagnetic waves, Passive components, Biomedical engineering; electrical engineering; electromagnetics; chemical sensor; wireless power transfer

Rights Statement

Copyright © 2012, author

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