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ArticleScience advances2018

Stretchable ultrasonic transducer arrays for three-dimensional imaging on complex surfaces.

Hongjie Hu, Xuan Zhu, Chonghe Wang, Lin Zhang, Xiaoshi Li, Seunghyun Lee, Zhenlong Huang, Ruimin Chen, Zeyu Chen, Chunfeng Wang and 15 more

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Article in Science advances, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 97 papers.

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97 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

25 authors.

Hongjie HuMaterials Science and Engineering Program, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0418, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3792-4894
Xuan ZhuDepartment of Structural Engineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92161, USA.
Chonghe WangDepartment of NanoEngineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0448, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1083-2666
Lin ZhangDepartment of NanoEngineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0448, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0230-5911
Xiaoshi LiMaterials Science and Engineering Program, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0418, USA.
Seunghyun LeeDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1354-3261
Zhenlong HuangDepartment of NanoEngineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0448, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3410-1411
Ruimin ChenDepartment of Ophthalmology and Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5338-359X
Zeyu ChenDepartment of Ophthalmology and Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA.
Chunfeng WangDepartment of NanoEngineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0448, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9676-8425
Yue GuMaterials Science and Engineering Program, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0418, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0437-5339
Yimu ChenDepartment of NanoEngineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0448, USA.
Yusheng LeiDepartment of NanoEngineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0448, USA.
Tianjiao ZhangMaterials Science and Engineering Program, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0418, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9758-4895
NamHeon KimDepartment of NanoEngineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0448, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3614-2233
Yuxuan GuoDepartment of NanoEngineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0448, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7582-4555
Yue TengDepartment of Mathematics, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3032-3834
Wenbo ZhouDepartment of Physics, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5980-3287
Yang LiDepartment of NanoEngineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0448, USA.
Akihiro NomotoDepartment of NanoEngineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0448, USA.
Simone SterniniDepartment of Structural Engineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92161, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6511-2666
Qifa ZhouDepartment of Ophthalmology and Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA.
Matt PharrDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8738-5393
Francesco Lanza di ScaleaDepartment of Structural Engineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92161, USA.
Sheng XuMaterials Science and Engineering Program, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0418, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3120-4992

Funding

UC San Diego Clinical and Translational Research InstituteUL1TR001442 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI FIRESTEIN, GARY S, HOGARTH, MICHAEL · 2015 to 2024
$88.3M
Diagnosing Small Joints by Soft Ultrasound ProbesR21EB025521 · NIBIB · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI XU, SHENG · 2018 to 2019
$399k
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR001442NIBIB NIH HHS R21 EB025521
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ultrasonic imaging has been implemented as a powerful tool for noninvasive subsurface inspections of both structural and biological media. Current ultrasound probes are rigid and bulky and cannot readily image through nonplanar three-dimensional (3D) surfaces. However, imaging through these complicated surfaces is vital because stress concentrations at geometrical discontinuities render these surfaces highly prone to defects. This study reports a stretchable ultrasound probe that can conform to and detect nonplanar complex surfaces. The probe consists of a 10 × 10 array of piezoelectric transducers that exploit an "island-bridge" layout with multilayer electrodes, encapsulated by thin and compliant silicone elastomers. The stretchable probe shows excellent electromechanical coupling, minimal cross-talk, and more than 50% stretchability. Its performance is demonstrated by reconstructing defects in 3D space with high spatial resolution through flat, concave, and convex surfaces. The results hold great implications for applications of ultrasound that require imaging through complex surfaces.

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TransducersEquipment DesignImaging, Three-DimensionalSurface PropertiesUltrasonography

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PMID29740603
PMCPMC5938227

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