Liquid Metal-based Tunable Coaxial Antenna for Microwave Ablation

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Abstract

In this paper, we propose a liquid metal tunable antenna for microwave ablation that aims to maintain the optimal impedance matching among different organs of treatment. Tuning was achieved by a pneumatic-driven physical displacement of liquid metal plug inside a dielectric tube interconnecting with the coaxial cable. Simulations were performed at the operating frequency of 2.45 GHz for the tunable coaxial monopole antenna inserted into models of liver, bone, inflated and deflated lung tissue. We demonstrated that with minor tuning of monopole length, the optimal impedance matching can be achieved among a wide range of dielectric property variations.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2020 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and North American Radio Science Meeting, IEEECONF 2020 - Proceedings
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages1691-1692
Number of pages2
ISBN (Electronic)9781728166704
DOIs
StatePublished - 5 Jul 2020
Externally publishedYes
Event2020 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and North American Radio Science Meeting, IEEECONF 2020 - Virtually, Toronto, Canada
Duration: 5 Jul 202010 Jul 2020

Publication series

Name2020 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and North American Radio Science Meeting, IEEECONF 2020 - Proceedings

Conference

Conference2020 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and North American Radio Science Meeting, IEEECONF 2020
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityVirtually, Toronto
Period5/07/2010/07/20

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