Enhancing ultrasound power transfer: Efficiency, acoustics, and future directions

Y Zheng, Z Zhang, Y Zhang, Q Pan, X Yan… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Implantable medical devices (IMDs), like pacemakers regulating heart rhythm or deep brain
stimulators treating neurological disorders, revolutionize healthcare. However, limited …

Ultrasound-Powered Wireless Underwater Acoustic Identification Tags for Backscatter Communication

A Bhardwaj, A Allam, A Erturk… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) operations are limited by currently achievable
underwater localization and navigation solutions; hence, the development of low-cost and …

A novel high-speed resonant frequency tracking method using transient characteristics in a piezoelectric transducer

J Moon, S Park, S Lim - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
When driving the piezoelectric transducer (PT: piezo transducer), which is a key device, it is
important for the ultrasonic system (using ultrasonic waves of 20 kHz or higher) to operate at …

A Wireless, Multicolor Fluorescence Image Sensor Implant for Real-Time Monitoring in Cancer Therapy

M Roschelle, R Rabbani, S Gweon… - IEEE Journal of Solid …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Real-time monitoring of dynamic biological processes in the body is critical to understanding
disease progression and treatment response. These data, for instance, can help address the …

Phased array beamforming methods for powering biomedical ultrasonic implants

BC Benedict, MM Ghanbari… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Millimeter-scale implants using ultrasound (US) for power and communication have been
proposed for a range of deep-tissue applications, including neural recording and …

Piezoelectric-based optical modulator for miniaturized wireless medical implants

JL Edmunds, S Sonmezoglu, MM Maharbiz - Optics Express, 2022 - opg.optica.org
Optical links for medical implants have recently been explored as an attractive option
primarily because it provides a route to ultrasmall wireless implant systems. Existing devices …

An Adaptable Lateral Resolution Acoustic Beamforming for the Internet of Bio-Nano Things in the Brain

H Firew, MT Barros - … on Molecular, Biological, and Multi-Scale …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The Internet of Bio-Nano Things in the Brain are minimally invasive untethered links
between the brain tissue and silicon platforms. Even though these interfaces have been …

Rotary Inchworm Motor for Underwater Microrobot Propulsion

MJB Eguiguren - 2024 - search.proquest.com
Swimming microrobots have significant potential for biomedical applications and distributed
sensing. To date, most work has relied on external fields for control control. To achieve …

Rotary Inchworm Motor for Underwater Microrobot Propulsion

MJ Bustamante Eguiguren - 2024 - escholarship.org
Swimming microrobots have significant potential for biomedical applications and
distributedsensing. To date, most work has relied on external fields for control control. To …

An autonomous electronics system for ultrasound energy transfer and passive communication

M Fournelle, A Fadel, FJ Becker… - 2022 IEEE …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Ultrasound is a promising method for powering of implants. It allows to transfer energy in a
focused way, which leads to high efficiency and allows reaching implants deeply embedded …