Impact of fibroblast cell density on the material parameters of thin artificial human skin in the terahertz band

Rui Zhang; Ke Yang; Qammer Abbasi; Khalid A. Qaraqe; Akram Alomainy

Impact of fibroblast cell density on the material parameters of thin artificial human skin in the terahertz band

Rui Zhang, Ke Yang, Qammer Abbasi, Khalid A. Qaraqe, Akram Alomainy

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Abstract

This paper presents the material parameters of collagen gel and dermal equivalents with different fibroblast cell densities in a Terahertz (THz) band from 0.2 THz to 1.5 THz. It is shown that collagen gel without cells has much higher refractive index and absorption coefficient than dermal equivalents, while the parameters of dermal equivalents slightly decrease with cell density. It denotes that the material parameters at the THz band is not only dependent on the water concentration but also their intrinsic biological features. The obtained results help understand the interaction of the THz wave with biological tissues and the diversity of material parameters of real human skin.

Original language	English
Publication status	Published - 2018
Externally published	Yes
Event	12th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2018 - London, United Kingdom Duration: 9 Apr 2018 → 13 Apr 2018

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Conference	12th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2018
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	London
Period	9/04/18 → 13/04/18

Keywords

Dermal equivalent
Fibroblast cell density
Terahertz

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Impact of fibroblast cell density on the material parameters of thin artificial human skin in the terahertz band

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