Ultrasound-Based Micro-/Nanosystems for Biomedical Applications

H Huang, Y Zheng, M Chang, J Song, L Xia… - Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Due to the intrinsic non-invasive nature, cost-effectiveness, high safety, and real-time
capabilities, besides diagnostic imaging, ultrasound as a typical mechanical wave has been …

Enhancing Ultrasound Power Transfer: Efficiency, Acoustics, and Future Directions

Y Zheng, Z Zhang, Y Zhang, Q Pan, X Yan… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Implantable medical devices (IMDs), like pacemakers regulating heart rhythm or deep brain
stimulators treating neurological disorders, revolutionize healthcare. However, limited …

[HTML][HTML] See how your body works in real time—wearable ultrasound is on its way

C Wang, X Zhao - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
See how your body works in real time — wearable ultrasound is on its way Skip to main
content Thank you for visiting nature.com. You are using a browser version with limited support …

An implantable piezoelectric ultrasound stimulator (ImPULS) for deep brain activation

JF Hou, MOG Nayeem, KA Caplan, EA Ruesch… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Precise neurostimulation can revolutionize therapies for neurological disorders. Electrode-
based stimulation devices face challenges in achieving precise and consistent targeting due …

Influence of Soft Materials on Ultrasonic Waveguide Signal Quality for Wearable Human Motion Detection Across the Legs, Arms, and Face

Y Lin, MY Alemu, B Shi… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Soft strain sensors are widely used for human motion detection due to their remarkable
flexibility and lightweight nature. Among them, the soft ultrasonic waveguide stands out for …

Broadband ultrasonic transducer based on nested composite structure with gradient acoustic impedance

C Hou, X Wei, Z Li, Y Yang, S Peng, Y Quan, C Fei… - Ceramics …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study introduces an innovative Broadband Ultrasonic Transducer employing a Nested
Composite Structure with Gradient Acoustic Impedance, significantly enhancing the …

The blossoming of Ultrasonic Meta-Transducers

L De Marchi - IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Key requirements to boost the applicability of Ultrasonic systems for in-situ, real-time
operations are low hardware complexity and low power consumption. These features are …

Skin-conformable Flexible and Stretchable Ultrasound Transducer for Wearable Imaging

J Chen, J Liu, W Chen, D Shang… - IEEE Transactions …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Ultrasound imaging offers a non-invasive, radiation-free method for visualizing internal
tissues and organs, with deep penetration capabilities. This has established it as a crucial …

Ultrasonic Surface Wave Transducers Made of Piezoelectric Polylactic Acid for Structural Health Monitoring

M Philibert, YM Yousry, VK Wong… - IEEE Sensors Journal, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Ultrasonic-based Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) allows continuous automated
monitoring of structures for improved safety and reduced maintenance time and cost. Guided …

Design Approaches and Electromechanical Modeling of Conformable Piezoelectric‐Based Ultrasound Systems

N Amiri, A Shah, AK Bhayadia, CC Yu… - Advanced Sensor …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Painless, needleless delivery of drugs through the skin can be realized through
aphenomenon called sonophoresis by applying an ultrasound field to the biological tissue …