Recent Advancements in Miniaturized Microwave Sensors and Systems

Dear Colleagues,

Microwave sensors and systems are widely applied in different platforms due to their portability, high sensitivity, easy data-processing ability, and lower sample-consumption rate. With the development of the Internet of Things (IoTs), a variety of novel materials and technologies, such as the microfluidic technique, the thermal-forming manufacturing method, additive manufacturing technology, and flexible/printable circuits, have received the attention of microwave researchers for their exciting and unique high-frequency properties. This has lead to the development of a variety of promising sensors, transceivers, devices, and systems for various applications.

This Special Issue on the “Recent Advancements in Miniaturized Microwave Sensors and Systems” aims to collect and publish in-depth studies and advanced developments in the fields of miniaturized microwave sensors and integrated systems, novel modeling technologies and theories related to the microwave properties of materials and devices, original scientific research on their fabrication and performances with experimental and theoretical analysis, and data processing techniques used to characterize the different materials. Authors are invited to submit their original research and review papers that contribute to the advancements in this field addressing, but not limited, to the following topics:

• Microfluidic and digital microfluidic RF and microwave devices;
• New fabrication and optimization techniques for miniaturized devices and systems;
• Miniaturized-device-performance studies combining theoretical and experimental aspects;
• Flexible microwave sensors and their properties;
• Wireless microwave devices for sensing;
• Characterization theories of biological and innovative (2D and nano-) materials;
• Mathematical and computational analyses of complex materials;
• System-on-chip design and system approaches for material characterization;
• Emerging, new fabrication materials and techniques for sensing applications.

Dr. Xiue Bao
Dr. Matteo Bruno Lodi
Prof. Dr. Giovanni Crupi 
Guest Editors

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• miniaturized microwave sensors
• design, characterization, and modeling of microwave devices
• emerging fabrication and optimization techniques
• application of microwave microfluidic devices and systems