Characterization of volumetric change in collagen using THz time domain spectroscopy for in-body nanonetworks

Chopra, N., Upton, J., Philpott, M., Alomainy, A., Abbasi, Q. H. and Qaraqe, K. (2016) Characterization of volumetric change in collagen using THz time domain spectroscopy for in-body nanonetworks. In: Proceedings of the 3rd ACM International Conference on Nanoscale Computing and Communication - NANOCOM'16. ACM. ISBN 9781450340618 (doi: 10.1145/2967446.2967471)

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Abstract

In this paper, we present the experimental validation of material properties of dermis layer of the skin via THz Time Domain Spectroscopy. The skin layer is biologically modeled with a fibrous protein structure collagen and fibroblast cells. The variation of hydration level is investigated by decreasing the volume of type 1 collagen reagent. The refractive index value demonstrates that there is negligible change with variation in volume. These results highlight the fact that collagen reagent variation doesn't influence the water dynamics and hence pathloss parameters will remain unaffected.

Item Type:Book Sections
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Abbasi, Professor Qammer
Authors: Chopra, N., Upton, J., Philpott, M., Alomainy, A., Abbasi, Q. H., and Qaraqe, K.
College/School:College of Science and Engineering > School of Engineering
Publisher:ACM
ISSN:9781450340618
ISBN:9781450340618

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