TITLE:
Analysis of Behaviour Pattern in Sprague-Dawley Rats Using Microwave Techniques
AUTHORS:
Anil Lonappan, Ernest Remy Hervé Ebell’a Dallé, Thomas Joachim Odhiambo Afullo, Williams Mark Uren Daniels
KEYWORDS:
Blood Plasma, Sprague-Dawley Rats, Cavity Perturbation, Alzheimer’s Disease
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Electromagnetic Analysis and Applications,
Vol.9 No.11,
November
23,
2017
ABSTRACT: This communication presents a new method of detecting the behaviour pattern in Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats based on the measurement of the dielectric properties of blood plasma at microwave frequencies at different periods of time. The microwave measurements were performed by rectangular cavity perturbation method in the S-band of microwave frequency with the blood plasma collected from normal rats (Controls) as well as chemically induced rats (Aβ). A change is observed in the dielectric properties of the Aβ samples but not the controls samples at the extended period of time. This measurement technique is simple and the collection of blood from the rats is nonsurgical in nature. These results prove a new method of diagnosing Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) using microwave techniques.