Slot-Loaded Vivaldi Antenna for Biomedical Microwave Imaging Applications: Influence of Design Parameters on Antenna's Dimensions and Performances.

This paper demonstrates the design steps of a slot-loaded Vivaldi antenna for biomedical microwave imaging applications, showing the influence of the design parameters on the antenna's dimensions and performances. Several antenna miniaturization techniques were taken into consideration during the design: reduction in the electromagnetic wavelength by using a high-permittivity substrate material (relative permittivity ϵr=10.2), the placement of the antenna inside a coupling medium (ϵr=23), and the elongation of the current path by etching slots on each side of the radiator to reduce the antenna's lowest resonant frequency without increasing its physical dimensions.

A Robust Approach to In Situ Exsolve Highly Dispersed and Stable Electrocatalysts.

Catalysts made of in situ exsolved metal nanoparticles often demonstrate promising activity and high stability in many applications. However, the traditional approach is limited by perovskites as prevailing precursor and requires high temperature typically above 900 K. Here, with the guidance of theoretical calculation, an unprecedented and substantially facile technique is demonstrated for Cu nanoparticles exsolved from interstitially Cu cations doped nickel-based hydroxide, which is accomplished swiftly at room temperature and results in metal nanoparticles with a quasi-uniform size of 4 nm, delivering an exceptional CO faradaic efficiency of 95.

Towards a Microwave Imaging System for Continuous Monitoring of Liver Tumor Ablation: Design and In Silico Validation of an Experimental Setup.

Liver cancer is one of the most common liver malignancies worldwide. Thermal ablation has been recognized as a promising method for its treatment, with a significant impact on clinical practice. However, the treatment's effectiveness is heavily dependent on the experience of the clinician and would improve if paired with an image-guidance device for treatment monitoring.

A feasibility study on microwave imaging of bone for osteoporosis monitoring.

The dielectric properties of bones are found to be influenced by the demineralisation of bones. Therefore, microwave imaging (MWI) can be used to monitor in vivo dielectric properties of human bones and hence aid in the monitoring of osteoporosis. This paper presents the feasibility analysis of the MWI device for monitoring osteoporosis.