{"title":"L-Shaped Coplanar Strip Dipole Antenna Sensor for Adulteration Detection.","authors":"Sreedevi K Menon, Massimo Donelli","doi":"10.3390/s25020506","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The present study proposes an L-shaped coplanar strip dipole antenna for sensing the presence of adulterants in liquid food samples. The proposed antenna dimensions are optimized using ANSYS HFSS, and a prototype is fabricated and validated. The sensing region is optimized based on the current distribution and measured reflection coefficients. Adulterant detection is performed by monitoring the variation in the reflection coefficient and resonance frequency of the antenna sensor. To verify the effectiveness of the proposed planar dipole as a sensor, an adulterant, which is hydrogen peroxide, is added to various liquid samples - milk, pineapple juice, and mango juice. The reflection coefficient of the antenna sensor is found to vary with various concentrations of the samples in the study. The sensitivity analysis of the antenna sensor and the repeatability of the results is also analyzed in the work. The experimental analysis assures the use of the proposed antenna as a sensor for the detection of adulterants in liquid food samples.</p>","PeriodicalId":21698,"journal":{"name":"Sensors","volume":"25 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.4000,"publicationDate":"2025-01-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11769007/pdf/","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Sensors","FirstCategoryId":"103","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.3390/s25020506","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"综合性期刊","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"CHEMISTRY, ANALYTICAL","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
The present study proposes an L-shaped coplanar strip dipole antenna for sensing the presence of adulterants in liquid food samples. The proposed antenna dimensions are optimized using ANSYS HFSS, and a prototype is fabricated and validated. The sensing region is optimized based on the current distribution and measured reflection coefficients. Adulterant detection is performed by monitoring the variation in the reflection coefficient and resonance frequency of the antenna sensor. To verify the effectiveness of the proposed planar dipole as a sensor, an adulterant, which is hydrogen peroxide, is added to various liquid samples - milk, pineapple juice, and mango juice. The reflection coefficient of the antenna sensor is found to vary with various concentrations of the samples in the study. The sensitivity analysis of the antenna sensor and the repeatability of the results is also analyzed in the work. The experimental analysis assures the use of the proposed antenna as a sensor for the detection of adulterants in liquid food samples.
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Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220) provides an advanced forum for the science and technology of sensors and biosensors. It publishes reviews (including comprehensive reviews on the complete sensors products), regular research papers and short notes. Our aim is to encourage scientists to publish their experimental and theoretical results in as much detail as possible. There is no restriction on the length of the papers. The full experimental details must be provided so that the results can be reproduced.