Title :
Application of millimeter waves to measure blood sugar level
Author :
Nikawa, Yoshio ; Someya, Daisuke
Author_Institution :
Graduate Sch. of Eng., Kokushikan Univ., Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
Measurement of blood sugar level by non-invasive method is desirable. Nevertheless, a practical non-invasive technique has not been reported. In this paper, to measure blood sugar level using millimeter wave non-invasively, complex permittivity of glucose mixed sodium chloride solution is measured and the change of transmission coefficient in millimeter wave region obtained. An applicator system to measure blood sugar level in vivo is designed and optimized by simulation using Transmission Line Modeling (TLM) method
Keywords :
biomedical measurement; blood; millimetre wave measurement; permittivity; applicator system; blood sugar level measurement; complex permittivity; millimeter wave region; noninvasive method; transmission coefficient; transmission line modeling; Blood; Diabetes; Dielectric losses; Frequency; In vivo; Millimeter wave measurements; Millimeter wave technology; Permittivity measurement; Sugar; Transmission line measurements;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Conference, 2001. APMC 2001. 2001 Asia-Pacific
Conference_Location :
Taipei
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7138-0
DOI :
10.1109/APMC.2001.985374
