A flexible terahertz (THz) metamaterial biosensor is theoretically and experimentally investigated. The metamaterial unit cell of the periodic structure array was simply composed of three non-overlapping cut wires with different length parameters on a flexible thin-film (parylene-C) to improve sensitivity. The biosensor sample was fabricated using a lithography process and characterized by a THz time-domain spectroscopy (TDS) system. The metamaterial exhibited multi-resonance dips in transmission spectrum at 0.6-2.0 THz, which can self-correct errors in biosensing. Numerical results show that the Q-factor, figure of merit (FOM) and sensitivity can change in dynamic ranges with the geometric parameters (space and width) of three-cut-wire metamaterial. When space distance was 40 µm and other parameters were default, the sensitivity, FOM and Q-factor reached 710 GHz/RIU (Refractive Index Unit), 9, and 20, respectively. Therefore, through proper design and preparation, the metamaterial can be applied to biochemical detection.
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