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1Laboratoire d'Instrumentation Electronique de Nancy, Faculté des Sciences, Vandoeuvre les Nancy, France.
Abstract:
We have investigated the temperature dependence of the electrical parameters (permittivity and conductivity) of blood. The measuring system, composed of an impedancemeter (HP 4291 A), an open-ended coaxial line and a temperature controlling set, was designed for dielectric measurement in the frequency range of 1 MHz to 1 GHz. Measurements were performed on ex vivo blood of humans and animals (cow and sheep). The results obtained show the weak sensibility and a change of sign of the temperature coefficient of the relative permittivity (about 0.3% degrees C(-1) at 1 MHz and -0.3% degrees C(-1) at 1 GHz). The conductivity presents a more significant variation (of the order of 1% degrees C(-1) over the whole operating frequency range.
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