The use of microwave systems in biological applications is another cutting edge area of research with great potential for fundamental scientific breakthroughs. This includes the use of microwaves for cell discrimination, chemical sensing, and any setup where the electrical properties (complex permittivity) of the sample in question can be characterized to provide insight into its molecular composition. New experimental, theoretical, and simulation techniques are needed to advance this burgeoning research area.

Microwave Interaction with Biological Tissues

An understanding of how microwaves interact with complex biological tissues (e.g. fat, muscle, soft tissue-bone interface) is critical for predicting the performance of a wireless system in transmitting through or near people, animals, etc. This applies to in vivo sensors, body area network sensors, energy scavenging systems, etc. New advances are needed in the fundamental understanding of how microwaves interact with biological tissues for better understanding and characterizing of the performance of wireless systems through or near these complex environments.