Research Article

A Contact-Less Electrically Small Antenna Sensor for Retinal Cancer Cell Detection

Table 5

Comparison of the proposed microwave antenna sensor with other diagnosis systems.

Ref. (year)Antenna size (W × L × H) (mm3)Operating frequency (GHz)Biodegradable substrateApplicationMethodContact-less

[28] (2019)114 × 80 × 1.62.4NoBone fracture diagnosisMicrowave imagingNo
[30] (2020)30 × 40 × 1.0163–7NoBone health evaluationTime-domain analysisYes
[31] (2021)37 × 37 × 0.72.4NoSalinity and sugar concentration measurementFrequency shiftingNo
[12] (2022)45 × 7.87 × 0.462.4NoChest wall movement detectionFrequency shiftingNo
[32] (2022)50 × 30 × 0.83NoDielectric constant measurementFrequency shiftingNo
[33] (2022)18.2 × 22 × 1.65.7NoGlucose monitoringTime-domain analysisYes
This work8 × 16.2 × 0.352.413YesOcular tumor detectionFrequency shifting and PCAYes