Research Article

Anatomically and Dielectrically Realistic 2.5D 5-Layer Reconfigurable Head Phantom for Testing Microwave Stroke Detection and Classification

Table 2

Phantom materials and their weight percentage used to prepare a series of samples to determine the most suitable composite to mimic the individual solid phantom layers of the human head physical model. For simplicity, the polyurethane rubber (% by weight) is omitted.

SeriesGraphite powder (% by weight)Carbon black powder (% by weight)Acetone (% by weight)

110, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 35, 5000
201, 3, 5, 10, 150
3252, 4, 60
410, 15, 20, 25, 3040
5202, 4, 60
640010, 20, 30