Integration of Interdigitated Electrodes in Split-Ring Resonator for Detecting Liquid Mixtures

Xiue Bao, Meng Zhang*, Ilja Ocket, Juncheng Bao, Dries Kil, Zhuangzhuang Liu, Robert Puers, Dominique Schreurs, Bart Nauwelaers

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Abstract

A microwave microfluidic sensor for detecting binary liquid mixtures with a dielectric method at RF/microwave frequencies is presented in this article. The sensor is based on a split-ring resonator (SRR) that is implemented in a microstrip transmission line, with interdigitated electrodes (IDEs) being integrated into the ring for liquid detection. Based on the equivalent circuit of the IDE-SRR device and with a series of finite element simulations, the detection theory is developed, and the device design optimization is investigated. The validation measurements on water-isopropanol liquid mixtures with various concentrations show that the proposed IDE-SRR sensor has higher sensitivity than the previous standard SRR sensor. The IDE-SRR sensor is then used to detect two binary liquids, i.e., water-methanol mixtures and water-tetrahydrofuran mixtures. The measured effective permittivity results of the binary mixtures at RF/microwave frequency range are compared with the existing mixing models for binary dielectric mixtures at zero frequency.

Original languageEnglish
Article number9040883
Pages (from-to)2080-2089
Number of pages10
JournalIEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques
Volume68
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2020
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Effective permittivity
  • interdigitated electrodes (IDEs)
  • liquid mixtures
  • mixing theory
  • split-ring resonator (SRR)

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