Development and microwave characterization of selected biocompatible materials and conducting polymers

Abstract

newline The 20th century witnessed the extensive use of microwaves in industrial scientific newlineand medical fields The major hindrance to many developments in the ISM field is the lack newlineof knowledge about the effect of microwaves on materials used in various applications The newlinestudy of the interaction of microwaves with materials demanded the knowledge of the newlinedielectric properties of these materials However the dielectric properties of many of these newlinematerials are still unknown or less studied This thesis is an effort to shed light into the newlinedielectric properties of some materials which are used in medical scientific and industrial newlinefields Microwave phantoms are those materials used in microwave simulation applications newlineEffort has been taken to develop and characterize low cost eco friendly phantoms from newlineBiomaterials and Bioceramics The interaction of microwaves with living tissues paved way newlineto the development of materials for electromagnetic shielding Materials with good newlineconductivity absorption properties could be used for EMI shielding applications newlineConducting polymer materials are developed and characterized in this context newline