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Non-Invasive Blood Glucose Sensor By Sub-Microwave Oscillator

준 마이크로파 발진기를 이용한 비 침습 혈당 센서

  • Yun, Gi-Ho (Division of Information Communication Engineering, Sungkyul University)
  • 윤기호 (성결대학교 정보통신학부)
  • Received : 2017.07.21
  • Accepted : 2017.09.20
  • Published : 2017.09.28
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Abstract

In this paper, sub-microwave oscillator sensor is proposed to non-invasively monitor the glucose concentration level of the human biological tissue by oscillation frequency variation. Inductive slot in the ground plane of the microstrip line is combined with the biological tissue, to realize the resonator as a part of the oscillator sensor. The phantom box mimicking the human tissue is introduced for simulation of the resonator which resonance frequency correspondingly shifts up on three step glucose concentration levels(0, 400, 800 mg/dL). Oscillator sensor circuit is fabricated as a prototype. Pig tissues instead of human is used. Oscillation frequency shift of about 14 MHz per glucose level of 400 mg/dL has been successfully measured around 1,100 MHz. This proves that the proposed sensor is applicable to a blood glucose sensor.

본 연구는 비 침습 방식으로 인체 혈당변화를 감지하여 준 마이크로파 대역의 발진 주파수 변화로 나타내는 발진기 센서를 제안하였다. 마이크로스트립 선로의 접지 면에 형성된 유도성 슬롯(inductive slot)과 생체조직 사이에 전자기적 결합을 통해 공진기로 구현되었으며, 능동회로를 연결하여 발진기를 구현하였다. 생체 조직을 가상한 팬텀 박스를 이용하였고, 3단계(0, 400, 800 mg/dL)의 혈당 농도 수준을 변화시켰을 때 공진기의 공진주파수가 상향 이동하는 것을 시뮬레이션 하였다. 시제품을 제작하여 인체 대신 돼지의 생체를 이용하여 실험한 결과, 1,100 MHz 부근에서 400 mg/dL의 혈당 농도변화 대비 약 14 MHz의 발진 주파수 천이가 관찰되어 혈당 센서에 적용할 수 있음을 확인하였다.

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