Dielectric Characterization of Breast Cancer Cells using Split-Rectangular Ring Resonator Sensor

Authors

  • Adamu Halilu Jabire Taraba State University
  • Sani Saminu University of Ilorin
  • Muhammed Jajere Adamu Tianjin University
  • Abubakar Saddiq Mohammed Federal University of Technology Minna
  • Sha'awanatu Aminu Tianjin University
  • Abubakar Muhammad Sadiq Tianjin University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12928/biste.v7i1.12680

Keywords:

Split Rectangular-ring Resonator, Metamaterial, Microwave Sensor, Sensitivity

Abstract

Exploring a universal method to enhance the performance of metamaterials by quantifying the impact of gap capacitance is an intriguing topic for many researchers. However, achieving this through conventional methods is extremely challenging. In this paper, we present a microwave sensor designed to characterize cancerous cells based on their electrical properties. The proposed design features a split rectangular ring resonator placed on a flame-retardant four (FR-4) substrate. The sensor aims to achieve high sensitivity and quality factors through the unique characteristics of the metamaterial structure in the GHz frequency range. Through simulations and experimental measurements, we demonstrate the sensor's effective capabilities in detecting cancer. The high sensitivity for both simulation and measurement, is estimated at 10 %. The simulations and validation confirm that this biosensor exhibits significant frequency shifts and high sensitivity. Our proposed configurations highlight the microwave sensor's potential for detecting six different breast cancer cell types: HSS-2, HS578-T_nm, MCF-2, MCF-10A_nm, T-47D, and T-47D_nm. Based on the existing literatures, the sensitivity of the proposed sensor is determined to be greater.

Author Biographies

Sani Saminu, University of Ilorin

Sani Sminu was born in Kano State, Nigeria. He received his B.Eng. degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Kano University of Science and Technology, Wudil, Kano, Nigeria. He obtained M.Sc. degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Yasar University, Izmir, Turkey. He holds a PhD from Hebei University of Technology, China in Electrical Engineering with a specialization on Biomedical Signal Processing and Artificial Intelligence. He is currently the head of Biomedical Engineering Department, University of Ilorin, He is a corporate member of Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) and registered engineer by the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN). His research interests are in the signal processing, Artificial Intelligence, and wireless communication, particularly in biomedical applications,

Muhammed Jajere Adamu, Tianjin University

Muhammed Jajere Adamu (Member, IEEE) received the B.Eng. degree in computer engineering from the University of Maiduguri, Nigeria, in 2012, and the M.Eng. degree in signal and information processing from Tianjin University of Technology and Education, China, in 2017. He is currently a research associate with the Industrial Internet of Things (IIOT) Group, Institute of Electrical Information Technology, Technical Univeristy Clausthal, Germany. His current research interests include application of AI in signal and medical image processing and antenna design/analysis for industrial/medical applications. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0374-5847.

Abubakar Saddiq Mohammed, Federal University of Technology Minna

Abubakar Saddiq Mohammed is a distinguished associate professor of telecommunication engineering at the Federal University of Technology, Minna, with over three decades of experience in academia, research, engineering, and consultancy. He holds a PhD in Electronics Engineering from the Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics (BSUIR), Minsk, Belarus. He holds an M.Eng in Communication Engineering from the Federal University of Technology, Minna, Nigeria. Driven and results-oriented Engineer with a proven track record in the computing, Broadcasting, and Micro-Display industries

Sha'awanatu Aminu, Tianjin University

Sha’awanatu Aminu received the B.Sc. degree in Electronics from Bayero University Kano (BUK), Nigeria, in 2009, and the M.Eng. degree in Signal and Information Processing from Tianjin University of Technology and Education (TUTE), China, in 2015. She is currently pursuing her Ph.D. degree in Microelectronics and Solid-State Electronics at Tianjin University, China. Her research interests include wideband filtering antennas, high gain antenna arrays, and dual-polarized antennas

Abubakar Muhammad Sadiq, Tianjin University

Abubakar Muhammad Sadiq received his B.Tech Ed degree in Electrical and Electronics from Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU), Bauchi, Nigeria, in 2014, and his M. Eng. degree in Signal and Information Processing from Tianjin University of Technology and Education (TUTE), Tianjin, China, in 2019. He is working toward his PhD in Microelectronics and Solid-state electronics from Tianjin University (TJU), Tianjin, China. His current research interests include antennas in the new generation for mobile communication, mechanical frequency reconfigurable antennas and antenna arrays, circular polarized antennas, GNSS antennas, and mechanical frequency reconfigurable monopole antennas.

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A. H. Jabire, S. . Saminu, M. J. Adamu, A. S. Mohammed, S. Aminu, and A. M. Sadiq, “Dielectric Characterization of Breast Cancer Cells using Split-Rectangular Ring Resonator Sensor”, Buletin Ilmiah Sarjana Teknik Elektro, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 42–55, Mar. 2025.

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