Ultrasound‐powered implants: a critical review of piezoelectric material selection and applications

BL Turner, S Senevirathne, K Kilgour… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Ultrasound‐powered implants (UPIs) represent cutting edge power sources for implantable
medical devices (IMDs), as their powering strategy allows for extended functional lifetime …

Current strategies of photoacoustic imaging assisted cancer theragnostics toward clinical studies

L Li, S Li, Z Fan, G Huang, J Tang, L Nie - ACS Photonics, 2022 - ACS Publications
Photoacoustic imaging (PAI) has made great advances in availing the benefits for
theragnostics with noninvasive, nonionizing and high-resolution features. However, PAI …

A bionic MEMS electronic stethoscope with double-sided diaphragm packaging

S Duan, W Wang, S Zhang, X Yang, Y Zhang… - IEEE …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, an electronic stethoscope is designed based on a bionic Micro-Electro-
Mechanical System (MEMS) sound-sensitive sensor. Inspired by the strong sound reflection …

[HTML][HTML] Uncertainty analysis of Altantic salmon fish scale's acoustic impedance using 30 MHz C-Scan measurements

K Agarwal, S Ojha, RA Dalmo, T Seternes, A Shelke… - Ultrasonics, 2024 - Elsevier
Understanding the biomechanics of fish scales is crucial for their survival and adaptation.
Ultrasonic C-scan measurements offer a promising tool for non-invasive characterization …

[HTML][HTML] Characterization of the collagen network of human cheek skin using ultrasonic microscopy

S Mukae, Y Ogura, Y Hara - Ultrasonics, 2024 - Elsevier
Dermal collagen is the most abundant component of human skin and has a network
structure that regulates the mechanical properties of the skin. Therefore, non-invasive …

Characterizing polycrystalline microstructures by reconstructing grain boundaries and velocity map from ultrasonic surface wave field

Z Sun, S Wu, A Saini, Z Fan - Ultrasonics, 2024 - Elsevier
An ultrasonic material characterization method is proposed to reconstruct the polycrystalline
microstructures from the field-measurement of ultrasonic surface waves. Two wavenumber …

Suppression of reflected signals from substrate as clutters for cell measurements using acoustic impedance microscopy

R Nagaoka, H Hasegawa, K Tamura, S Yoshida… - Ultrasonics, 2022 - Elsevier
Recently, a method for estimating three-dimensional acoustic impedance profiles in cultured
cells and human dermal organs was proposed by interpreting the reflected ultrasonic signal …

Detecting and monitoring tumors in orthotopic colorectal liver metastatic animal models with high-resolution ultrasound

S Wei, Y Liu, Y Xin, C Feng, Y Zhang, X Jia… - Clinical & Experimental …, 2022 - Springer
The ability to noninvasively detect and monitor the growth of orthotopic liver transplantation
tumors is critical for replicating advanced colorectal cancer liver metastases (CRLMs) in …

Design and optimization of transmitting circuit system of scanning acoustic microscope

K Wang, T Leng, J Mao, G Lian - Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 2022 - Elsevier
Scanning acoustic microscope (SAM) employs ultrasonic transducers with frequencies
greater than 20 MHz, and it is a non-destructive testing instrument capable of testing the …

Design of a Multichannel Pulser/Receiver and Optimized Damping Resistor for High-Frequency Transducer Applied to SAM System

NT Bui, TMT Nguyen, TTN Dinh, QC Bui, TH Vo… - Applied Sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Scanning acoustic microcopy (SAM) is widely used in biomedical and industrial applications
in dermatology, ophthalmology, intravascular imaging, and small animal images, owing to …