ArticlePhotoacoustics2022
Investigation of silk as a phantom material for ultrasound and photoacoustic imaging.
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Abstract
Comprehensive characterization of biomedical imaging systems require phantoms that are easy to fabricate and can mimic human tissue. Additionally, with the arrival of engineered tissues, it is key to develop phantoms that can mimic bioengineered samples. In ultrasound and photoacoustic imaging, water-soluble phantom materials such as gelatin undergo rapid degradation while polymer-based materials such as polyvinyl alcohol are not conducive for generating bioengineered tissues that can incorporate cells. Here we propose silk protein-based hydrogels as an ultrasound and photoacoustic phantom material that has potential to provide a 3D environment for long-term sustainable cell growth. Common acoustic, optical, and biomechanical properties such as ultrasound attenuation, reduced scattering coefficient, and Young's modulus were measured. The results indicate that silk acoustically mimics many tissue types while exhibiting similar reduced optical scattering in the wavelength range of 400-1200 nm. Furthermore, silk-based materials can be stored long-term with no change in acoustic and optical properties, and hence can be utilized to assess the performance of ultrasound and photoacoustic systems.
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