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Abstract

The introduction of microfluidics technology with graphene provides many advantages, such as improving the selectivity and sensitivity, achieving chemical and thermal stability, decreasing the size of devices, and impoving the cell and The biological response of the substance. The principal objective of this paper is to compare the constitutive parameters in order to develop graphene-based microfluidic sensors. The simulation results illustrate that the suggested sensor exhibits a strong ability in detecting normal skin tissue with an exellent sensitivity of 6.060 (THz/RIU) and to identify skin cancer with a notably significant sensitivity of 4.59 THz/RIU. Additionally, it shows considerable figure of merits, with values of 550.9 and 353.61 RIU, respectively. In conclusion, the simplicity, effectiveness, and adjustability of the proposed biosensor render it well-suited for breast tumor detection.

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Dr. Marwa Rezeg

Prof. Hlali Aymen

Dr. Afef Oueslati

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