Terahertz metastructures for noninvasive biomedical sensing and characterization in future health care [bioelectromagnetics]

Nourinovin, S., Navarro-Cía, M., Rahman, M. M., Philpott, M. P., Abbasi, Q. H. and Alomainy, A. (2022) Terahertz metastructures for noninvasive biomedical sensing and characterization in future health care [bioelectromagnetics]. IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine, 64(2), pp. 60-70. (doi: 10.1109/MAP.2022.3145712)

Abstract

According to a recent report [1] from the Cancer Research Agency of the World Health Organization, cancer is a dominant cause of mortality worldwide, leading to 10 million deaths in 2020 alone. Diagnosing a patient from the early stages tremendously raises the chance of survival. Current clinical cancer detection approaches including X-ray, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and biomarker analysis not only fail to provide a precise border of the malignant tissue, especially in the early stages of cancer, but also can be invasive and lead to tissue damage. Recent progress in EM biosensor technologies has the potential to deliver a point-of-care diagnosis and surpass conventional methods regarding accuracy, time, and cost.

• Item Type: Articles
• Additional Information: This research was supported by the School of EECS, Queen Mary University of London, EPSRC (Grant No. EP/S018395/1), the Royal Society (Grant No. IEC/NSFC/191104), and the European Union Horizon 2020 research and innovation program (Grant No. 777714).
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Abbasi, Professor Qammer
• Authors: Nourinovin, S., Navarro-Cía, M., Rahman, M. M., Philpott, M. P., Abbasi, Q. H., and Alomainy, A.
• College/School: College of Science and Engineering > School of Engineering > Electronics and Nanoscale Engineering
• Journal Name: IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine
• Publisher: IEEE
• ISSN: 1045-9243
• ISSN (Online): 1558-4143
• Published Online: 01 April 2022
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2022 IEEE
• First Published: First published in IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine 64(2): 60-70
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