Terahertz imaging and sensing for healthcare: current status and future perspectives

M Gezimati, G Singh - IEEE Access, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
There is a keen interest in the exploration of new generation emitters and detectors due to
advancements in innovation of new materials and device processing technologies which …

The potential of terahertz sensing for cancer diagnosis

Z Vafapour, A Keshavarz, H Ghahraloud - Heliyon, 2020 - cell.com
The terahertz (THz) region lies between the microwave and infrared regions of the
electromagnetic (EM) spectrum such that it is strongly attenuated by water and very sensitive …

Polarization-independent perfect optical metamaterial absorber as a glucose sensor in food industry applications

Z Vafapour - IEEE transactions on nanobioscience, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Perfect optical metamaterial absorbers (POMMA) utilize intrinsic loss, with the aid of
appropriate structural design, to achieve near unity absorption at a certain wavelength. In all …

Colon cancer detection by designing and analytical evaluation of a water-based THz metamaterial perfect absorber

Z Vafapour, W Troy, A Rashidi - IEEE Sensors Journal, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Colon Cancer is the fourth most common form of cancer and the second-leading cause of
cancer related deaths in the United States. A large part of the reason the number of fatalities …

Ultra‐wideband, polarization‐independent, wide‐angle multilayer Swastika‐shaped metamaterial solar energy absorber with absorption prediction using machine …

SK Patel, J Surve, R Jadeja, V Katkar… - Advanced Theory …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
This paper proposes a double layer of gold multipattern swastika (DLMP) resonator based
on SiO2 substrate. The average absorption of 95% is achieved for the DLMP metasurface …

Graphene-based metamaterial absorber for refractive index sensing applications in terahertz band

MR Nickpay, M Danaie, A Shahzadi - Diamond and Related Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
A tunable triple-band absorption-based refractive index (RI) sensor with a combined
graphene pattern in the terahertz (THz) band has been proposed in this paper. The …

The potential of refractive index nanobiosensing using a multi-band optically tuned perfect light metamaterial absorber

Z Vafapour, H Ghahraloud, A Keshavarz… - IEEE Sensors …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
An optically tunable perfect light absorber as a refractive index (RI) metamaterial (MM)
nanobiosensor (NBS) is designed for sensing chemicals, monitoring the concentration of …

Sensing avian influenza viruses using terahertz metamaterial reflector

A Keshavarz, Z Vafapour - IEEE Sensors Journal, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We numerically demonstrate a highly sensitive detection of three subtypes of Avian
Influenza (AI) viruses, namely, H1N1, H5N2, and H9N2 viruses, using terahertz (THz) …

Blood hemoglobin concentration sensing by optical nano biosensor-based plasmonic metasurface: a feasibility study

A Hamouleh-Alipour, M Forouzeshfard… - IEEE Transactions …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Erratic in concentration of the blood hemoglobin (Hb) is pernicious and common disease in
many humans worldwide. The establishment of Hb measurement led to finding bio-optics …

A stretchable terahertz parabolic‐shaped metamaterial

Z Xu, YS Lin - Advanced Optical Materials, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
A stretchable parabolic‐shaped metamaterial (PSM) coated onto polydimethylsiloxane
(PDMS) is proposed and demonstrated for operation in the terahertz (THz) frequency range …