Scanning microwave microscopy (SMM) is used successfully in the semiconductor industry, but the technology has so far been used rather sparingly in the life sciences. It has already been shown (e.g. in Kazemi et al. (2018)) that the method can be used to detect abnormalities in biological tissues. SMM can also be used in other areas of the life sciences, such as in the production of functionalized proteins for process monitoring. This project aims to test and promote these applications.
Furthermore, SMM has so far only been used in laboratories, as the technology is too fragile for many industrial (in-line) environments. The patent application for the SMM measurement head with mediator presents a solution to this problem. The methodology developed and the measurement setup are to be further promoted and developed in the project.
References
F. Kazemi, F. Mohanna, and J. Ahmadi-Shokouh, “Detection of biological abnormalities using a near-field microwave microscope,” Int. J. Microw. Wirel. Technol., vol. 10, no. 8, pp. 861–869, 2018, doi: 10.1017/S1759078718000752.
