A Novel Low-Frequency Electromagnetic Active Inertial Sensor for Drug Detection
Erietta Vasilaki,
Emmanouil Markoulakis,
Diamanto Lazari,
Antonia Psaroudaki,
Ioannis Barbounakis,
Emmanuel Antonidakis
Affiliations
Erietta Vasilaki
Computer Technology, Informatics & Electronic Devices Lab, Department of Electronics Engineering, Hellenic Mediterranean University, Romanou 3, 73133 Chania, Greece
Emmanouil Markoulakis
Computer Technology, Informatics & Electronic Devices Lab, Department of Electronics Engineering, Hellenic Mediterranean University, Romanou 3, 73133 Chania, Greece
Diamanto Lazari
Department of Pharmacognosy-Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, University Campus, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
Antonia Psaroudaki
Department of Nutrition and Dietetics Sciences, Hellenic Mediterranean University, Tripitos, 72300 Crete, Greece
Ioannis Barbounakis
Computer Technology, Informatics & Electronic Devices Lab, Department of Electronics Engineering, Hellenic Mediterranean University, Romanou 3, 73133 Chania, Greece
Emmanuel Antonidakis
Computer Technology, Informatics & Electronic Devices Lab, Department of Electronics Engineering, Hellenic Mediterranean University, Romanou 3, 73133 Chania, Greece
The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate a new discovery regarding the interaction between materials and very low radio frequencies. Specifically, we observed a feedback response on an inertia active sensor when specific frequencies (around 2–4 kHz) are used to irradiate targeted pharmaceutical samples like aspirin or paracetamol drugs. The characteristics of this phenomenon, such as excitation and relaxation time, the relation between deceleration and a material’s quantity, and signal amplitude, are presented and analyzed. Although the underlying physics of this phenomenon is not yet known, we have shown that it has potential applications in remote identification of compounds, detection, and location sensing, as well as identifying substances that exist in plants without the need for any processing. This method is fast, accurate, low-cost, non-destructive, and non-invasive, making it a valuable area for further research that could yield spectacular results in the future.
