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A Novel Electrophoretic Technique to Improve Metasurface Sensing of Low Concentration Particles in Solution
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: Received: 28 June 2023 / Approved: 29 June 2023 / Online: 29 June 2023 (13:23:02 CEST)
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Kurland, Z.A.; Goyette, T. A Novel Electrophoretic Technique to Improve Metasurface Sensing of Low Concentration Particles in Solution. Sensors 2023, 23, 8359. Kurland, Z.A.; Goyette, T. A Novel Electrophoretic Technique to Improve Metasurface Sensing of Low Concentration Particles in Solution. Sensors 2023, 23, 8359.
Abstract
A novel electrophoretic technique to improve the sensing capabilities of charged particles in solution is presented. The proposed technique may improve the ability of metasurfaces to sense charged particles in solution by forcing them to preferentially sediment within metasurface regions of greatest sensitivity. Such a technique may be useful in various sensing applications, such as in biological, polymer, or environmental sciences, where low concentration particles in solution are of interest. The electrophoretic technique was simulated and experimentally tested using latex nanoparticles in solution. The results suggest that, using this technique, one may theoretically increase the particle density within the metasurface regions of greatest sensitivity by nearly 1900% in comparison to random sedimentation due to evaporation. Such an increase in particle density within the regions of greatest sensitivity may facilitate more precise material property measurements and enhance identification and detection capabilities of metasurfaces to low concentration particles in solution. It was experimentally verified that the electrophoretic technique enabled the preferential gathering of latex nanoparticles within the most sensitive metasurface regions, resulting in 900% - 1700% enhancements in metasurface sensing capabilities.
Keywords
metasurface; metasurface sensing; electrophoresis; nanoparticles; sensing; microwave sensors; materials science; millimeter wave devices
Subject
Physical Sciences, Applied Physics
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