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In addition, tissue temperature will heavily influence the dielectric properties and the dielectric model should, thus, be extended to incorporate this temperature dependence. Thus, this work has a dual purpose. Given the influence of temperature, dehydration, and probe-to-tissue contact pressure on dielectric measurements, this work will initially present the first setup to actively control and monitor the temperature of the sample, the dehydration rate of the investigated sample, and the applied probe-to-tissue contact pressure. Secondly, this work measured the dielectric properties of porcine muscle in the 0.5\u201340 GHz frequency range for temperatures from 20 \u00b0C to 45 \u00b0C. Following measurements, a single-pole Cole\u2013Cole model is presented, in which the five Cole\u2013Cole parameters (\u03f5\u221e, \u03c3s, \u0394\u03f5, \u03c4, and \u03b1) are given by a first order polynomial as function of tissue temperature. The dielectric model closely agrees with the limited dielectric models known in literature for muscle tissue at 37 \u00b0C, which makes it suited for the design of in vivo applicators. Furthermore, the dielectric data at 41\u201345 \u00b0C is of great importance for the design of hyperthermia applicators.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/s21227644","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,11,17]],"date-time":"2021-11-17T09:16:11Z","timestamp":1637140571000},"page":"7644","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Controlled Measurement Setup for Ultra-Wideband Dielectric Modeling of Muscle Tissue in 20\u201345 \u00b0C Temperature Range"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"21","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3094-7839","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Gertjan","family":"Maenhout","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Division Telemic, Department of Electrical Engineering (ESAT), KU Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 10, Box 2444, 3001 Leuven, Belgium"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9645-5565","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Tomislav","family":"Markovic","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division Telemic, Department of Electrical Engineering (ESAT), KU Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 10, Box 2444, 3001 Leuven, Belgium"},{"name":"Imec, Kapeldreef 75, 3001 Heverlee, Belgium"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3986-2786","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Bart","family":"Nauwelaers","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division Telemic, Department of Electrical Engineering (ESAT), KU Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 10, Box 2444, 3001 Leuven, Belgium"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,11,17]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","unstructured":"Schwan, H. 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