Acoustofluidics for biomedical applications

J Rufo, F Cai, J Friend, M Wiklund… - Nature Reviews Methods …, 2022‏ - nature.com
Acoustofluidic technologies utilize acoustic waves to manipulate fluids and particles within
fluids, all in a contact-free and biocompatible manner. Over the past decade, acoustofluidic …

[HTML][HTML] Fundamentals, advances and perspectives of piezocatalysis: A marriage of solid-state physics and catalytic chemistry

N Meng, W Liu, R Jiang, Y Zhang, S Dunn, J Wu… - Progress in Materials …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Piezocatalysis, an evolving catalytic technology built on the piezoelectric properties of
catalysts, breaks down the barrier between mechanical energy and chemical energy. The …

Bioadhesive ultrasound for long-term continuous imaging of diverse organs

C Wang, X Chen, L Wang, M Makihata, HC Liu, T Zhou… - Science, 2022‏ - science.org
Continuous imaging of internal organs over days could provide crucial information about
health and diseases and enable insights into developmental biology. We report a …

Self-powered and self-sensing devices based on human motion

Z Lai, J Xu, CR Bowen, S Zhou - Joule, 2022‏ - cell.com
The emergence of human-motion-based energy harvesters is a reflection of the need to
develop future energy supplies for small-scale human-motion-based self-powered and self …

Monitoring of the central blood pressure waveform via a conformal ultrasonic device

C Wang, X Li, H Hu, L Zhang, Z Huang, M Lin… - Nature biomedical …, 2018‏ - nature.com
Continuous monitoring of the central blood pressure waveform from deeply embedded
vessels such as the carotid artery and jugular vein has clinical value for the prediction of all …

Advances in piezoelectric polymer composites for energy harvesting applications: a systematic review

S Mishra, L Unnikrishnan, SK Nayak… - Macromolecular …, 2019‏ - Wiley Online Library
Polymeric piezoelectric composites for energy harvesting applications are considered a
significant research field which provides the convenience of mechanical flexibility, suitable …

A review of acoustic impedance matching techniques for piezoelectric sensors and transducers

VT Rathod - Sensors, 2020‏ - mdpi.com
The coupling of waves between the piezoelectric generators, detectors, and propagating
media is challenging due to mismatch in the acoustic properties. The mismatch leads to the …

An overview of lead-free piezoelectric materials and devices

H Wei, H Wang, Y **a, D Cui, Y Shi, M Dong… - Journal of Materials …, 2018‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Piezoelectric materials and devices have drawn extensive attention for energy harvesting
due to their excellent electromechanical conversion properties. With increasing concerns …

Quadruple ultrasound, photoacoustic, optical coherence, and fluorescence fusion imaging with a transparent ultrasound transducer

J Park, B Park, TY Kim, S Jung… - Proceedings of the …, 2021‏ - National Acad Sciences
Ultrasound and optical imagers are used widely in a variety of biological and medical
applications. In particular, multimodal implementations combining light and sound have …

A conformable phased-array ultrasound patch for bladder volume monitoring

L Zhang, C Marcus, D Lin, D Mejorado… - Nature …, 2024‏ - nature.com
Ultrasound can be used to image soft tissues in vivo for the early diagnosis and monitoring
of disease progression. However, conventional ultrasound probes are rigid, have a narrow …