A Stripline-Based Integrated Microfluidic-Microwave Module
Laura Jasińska,
Krzysztof Szostak,
Mateusz Czok,
Karol Malecha,
Piotr Słobodzian
Affiliations
Laura Jasińska
Department of Microsystems, Faculty of Microsystem Electronics and Photonics, Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 27, 50-370 Wrocław, Poland
Krzysztof Szostak
Telecommunications and Teleinformatics Department, Faculty of Electronics, Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 27, 50-370 Wrocław, Poland
Mateusz Czok
Department of Microsystems, Faculty of Microsystem Electronics and Photonics, Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 27, 50-370 Wrocław, Poland
Karol Malecha
Department of Microsystems, Faculty of Microsystem Electronics and Photonics, Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 27, 50-370 Wrocław, Poland
Piotr Słobodzian
Telecommunications and Teleinformatics Department, Faculty of Electronics, Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 27, 50-370 Wrocław, Poland
The paper presents the preliminary results on the development of an integrated stripline-based microwave-microfluidic module. The measurements were performed in a frequency range from 300 MHz up to 12 GHz, with the microchannel filled with three different test fluids—deionized water, the ethanol-water solution and pure ethanol. Due to the higher-than-expected losses in transmittance, the selected module was examined with use of the cross-sections taken along its length. The possible causes were highlighted and described. Likewise, the proposed areas of further investigations have been clearly described.
