Fuelled by innovation, optical microscopy plays a critical role in the life sciences and
medicine, from basic discovery to clinical diagnostics. However, optical microscopy is limited …

After X-radiography, ultrasound is now the most common of all the medical imaging
technologies. For millennia, manual palpation has been used to assist in diagnosis, but it is …

Any electric transmission lines involving the transfer of power or electric signal requires the
matching of electric parameters with the driver, source, cable, or the receiver electronics …

The visualisation of living tissues at microscopic resolution is attracting attention in several
fields. In medicine, the goals are to image healthy and diseased tissue with the aim of …

Ultra-Small optical probes comprising a Single-mode optical fiber and a lens which has
Substantially the same diameter as the optical fiber. The optical fiber and lens are positioned …

Background/aims: Human skin is a complex tissue consisting of several distinct layers. Each
layer consists of various components with a specific structure. To gain a better insight into …

Nondestructive testing and evaluation (NDT&E) are commonly used in the industry for their
ability to identify damage and assess material conditions. Ultrasonic testing (UT) is one of …

This paper discusses the design, fabrication, and testing of sensitive broadband lithium
niobate (LiNbO/sub 3/) single-element ultrasonic transducers in the 20-80 MHz frequency …

Ultrasonic imaging is one of the most important and still growing diagnostic tools in use
today. To better understand transducer/array performance and some of the factors that …

Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) is a ferroelectric polymer with unique properties suitable for
use in a wide range of medical and biological imaging applications. Most notable among …