摘要 |
<p>A method for accurately detemining the complex permittivity of a test solution to detect molecular or cellular events occurring therein includes selecting a plurality of calibration solutions, each of which has a predetermined complex permittivity comprising a real component and an imaginary component, whereby the real or imaginary component of the complex permittivities of the calibration solutions collectively extend above and below the expected real or imaginary component of the complex permittivity of the test solution. Measurement parameters are obtained for each of the calibration solutions. A respective number of complex coefficients corresponding to the number of calibration standards are computed, each complex coefficient comprising a term in a rational function for converting measurement parameters to a complex permittivity. Measurement parameters are obtained for the test solution and applied to the rational function to determine the complex permittivity of the test solution.</p> |