Dielectric properties of human colostrum at microwave frequencies.
This article communicates the study of both the dielectric properties of human colostrums and breast milk at microwave frequencies. The colostrum samples were taken immediately after child birth and breast milk samples were collected at weekly intervals following the delivery. Rectangular cavity perturbation technique is used for the measurements of dielectric properties at the S-band of microwave frequency. The dielectric constants of the colostrums samples and breast milk samples are found to increase as weeks elapse, which is attributed to the reduced fat content and increased lactose concentration. The conductivity of these samples is similarly found to increase due to the increased dilution.
Lonappan
Anil
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Department of Electronics, Microwave Tomography and Materials Research Laboratory, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi-682 022, India. anil@cusat.ac.in
Rajasekharan
Chadrasekharan
C
Thomas
Vinu
V
Bindu
Gopinathan
G
Mathew
Kattackal Thomas
KT
D003126:Colostrum / Q000737:chemistry*; D017097:Electric Impedance; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008872:Microwaves; D008895:Milk, Human / Q000737:chemistry*; D011247:Pregnancy