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Xue J, Zhang Y, Guang Z, Miao T, Ali Z, Qiao D, Yao Y, Wu K, Zhou L, Meng C, Copner N. Ultra-High Sensitivity Terahertz Microstructured Fiber Biosensor for Diabetes Mellitus and Coronary Heart Disease Marker Detection. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 23:2020. [PMID: 36850616 PMCID: PMC9962755 DOI: 10.3390/s23042020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2022] [Revised: 01/20/2023] [Accepted: 02/06/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
Abstract
Diabetes Mellitus (DM) and Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) are among top causes of patient health issues and fatalities in many countries. At present, terahertz biosensors have been widely used to detect chronic diseases because of their accurate detection, fast operation, flexible design and easy fabrication. In this paper, a Zeonex-based microstructured fiber (MSF) biosensor is proposed for detecting DM and CHD markers by adopting a terahertz time-domain spectroscopy system. A suspended hollow-core structure with a square core and a hexagonal cladding is used, which enhances the interaction of terahertz waves with targeted markers and reduces the loss. This work focuses on simulating the transmission performance of the proposed MSF sensor by using a finite element method and incorporating a perfectly matched layer as the absorption boundary. The simulation results show that this MSF biosensor exhibits an ultra-high relative sensitivity, especially up to 100.35% at 2.2THz, when detecting DM and CHD markers. Furthermore, for different concentrations of disease markers, the MSF exhibits significant differences in effective material loss, which can effectively improve clinical diagnostic accuracy and clearly distinguish the extent of the disease. This MSF biosensor is simple to fabricate by 3D printing and extrusion technologies, and is expected to provide a convenient and capable tool for rapid biomedical diagnosis.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jia Xue
- Department of Physics, School of Arts & Sciences, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Xi’an 710021, China
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- Department of Physics, School of Arts & Sciences, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Xi’an 710021, China
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- School of Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology, 837 State Street NW, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA
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- Department of Physics, School of Arts & Sciences, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Xi’an 710021, China
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- School of Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology, 837 State Street NW, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA
- Nano-Optoelectronics Research Laboratory, Department of Physics, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38040, Pakistan
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- Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Science, University of South Wales, Pontypridd CF37 1DL, UK
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- Department of Physics, School of Arts & Sciences, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Xi’an 710021, China
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- Department of Physics, School of Arts & Sciences, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Xi’an 710021, China
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- School of Electrical and Control Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Xi’an 710021, China
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- School of Electrical and Control Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Xi’an 710021, China
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- Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Science, University of South Wales, Pontypridd CF37 1DL, UK
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Chou Chao CT, Chou Chau YF, Chiang HP. Breaking the Symmetry of a Metal-Insulator-Metal-Based Resonator for Sensing Applications. NANOSCALE RESEARCH LETTERS 2022; 17:48. [PMID: 35441252 PMCID: PMC9018922 DOI: 10.1186/s11671-022-03684-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2021] [Accepted: 04/12/2022] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
Abstract
This article designed a novel multi-mode plasmonic sensor based on a metal-insulator-metal waveguide side-coupled to a circular-shaped resonator containing an air path in the resonator. The electromagnet field distributions and transmittance spectra are investigated using finite element method-based simulations. Simulation results show that an air path in the resonator's core would impact the transmittance spectrum of SPPs. Besides, the air path is crucial in offering efficient coupling and generating multiple plasmon modes in the sensor system. The proposed structure has the advantage of multi-channel, and its sensitivity, figure of merit, and dipping strength can reach 2800 nm/RIU, 333.3 1/RIU, and 86.97%, respectively. The achieved plasmonic sensor can also apply for lab-on-chip in biochemical analysis for detecting the existence or nonappearance of diabetes through the human glucose concentration in urine.
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Affiliation(s)
- Chung-Ting Chou Chao
- Department of Optoelectronics and Materials Technology, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, 20224, Taiwan
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- Centre for Advanced Material and Energy Sciences, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Tungku Link, Gadong, Negara, BE1410, Brunei Darussalam.
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- Department of Optoelectronics and Materials Technology, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, 20224, Taiwan.
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