3D printing of piezoelectric element for energy focusing and ultrasonic sensing

Z Chen, X Song, L Lei, X Chen, C Fei, CT Chiu, X Qian… - Nano Energy, 2016‏ - Elsevier
Piezoelectric ceramics are currently of considerable interest for their capabilities of
converting compressive/tensile stresses to an electric charge, or vice versa. Because …

Deep learning in ultrasound elastography imaging: A review

H Li, M Bhatt, Z Qu, S Zhang, MC Hartel… - Medical …, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
It is known that changes in the mechanical properties of tissues are associated with the
onset and progression of certain diseases. Ultrasound elastography is a technique to …

Highly localized acoustic streaming and size-selective submicrometer particle concentration using high frequency microscale focused acoustic fields

DJ Collins, Z Ma, Y Ai - Analytical chemistry, 2016‏ - ACS Publications
Concentration and separation of particles and biological specimens are fundamental
functions of micro/nanofluidic systems. Acoustic streaming is an effective and biocompatible …

Size-dependent piezoelectric and mechanical properties of electrospun P (VDF-TrFE) nanofibers for enhanced energy harvesting

G Ico, A Showalter, W Bosze, SC Gott, BS Kim… - Journal of Materials …, 2016‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Piezoelectricity-based energy harvesting from wasted mechanical energies has garnered an
increasing attention as a clean energy source. Especially, flexible organic piezoelectric …

Vibrating membrane with discontinuities for rapid and efficient microfluidic mixing

H Van Phan, MB Coşkun, M Şeşen, G Pandraud… - Lab on a Chip, 2015‏ - pubs.rsc.org
This study presents a novel acoustic mixer comprising of a microfabricated silicon nitride
membrane with a hole etched through it. We show that the introduction of the through hole …

Physiologic cardiovascular strain and intrinsic wave imaging

E Konofagou, WN Lee, J Luo, J Provost… - Annual Review of …, 2011‏ - annualreviews.org
Cardiovascular disease remains the primary killer worldwide. The heart, essentially an
electrically driven mechanical pump, alters its mechanical and electrical properties to …

Simultaneous positron emission tomography and ultrafast ultrasound for hybrid molecular, anatomical and functional imaging

J Provost, A Garofalakis, J Sourdon, D Bouda… - Nature biomedical …, 2018‏ - nature.com
Positron emission tomography–computed tomography (PET–CT) is the most sensitive
molecular imaging modality, but it does not easily allow for rapid temporal acquisition …

A compressed sensing strategy for synthetic transmit aperture ultrasound imaging

J Liu, Q He, J Luo - IEEE transactions on medical imaging, 2016‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A novel beamforming technique, named compressed sensing based synthetic transmit
aperture (CS-STA) is proposed to speed up the acquisition of ultrasound imaging. This …

The effect of controlled expression of VEGF by transduced myoblasts in a cardiac patch on vascularization in a mouse model of myocardial infarction

A Marsano, R Maidhof, J Luo, K Fujikara… - Biomaterials, 2013‏ - Elsevier
Key requirements for cardiac tissue engineering include the maintenance of cell viability and
function and the establishment of a perfusable vascular network in millimeters thick and …

Imaging the electromechanical activity of the heart in vivo

J Provost, WN Lee, K Fujikura… - Proceedings of the …, 2011‏ - National Acad Sciences
Cardiac conduction abnormalities remain a major cause of death and disability worldwide.
However, as of today, there is no standard clinical imaging modality that can noninvasively …