Acoustic Properties of Stretchable Liquid Metal‐Elastomer Composites for Matching Layers in Wearable Ultrasonic Transducer Arrays

材料科学 声阻抗 超声波传感器 声流 弹性体 传感器 声学 超声波 复合材料 生物医学工程 医学 物理
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Ethan J. Krings,Benjamin Hage,S. Truong,Kiersten A. Reeser,Emily B. Fox,Matthew G. Snyder,Quentin Walker,Gregory R. Bashford,Eric J. Markvicka
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期刊:Advanced Functional Materials [Wiley]
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DOI:10.1002/adfm.202308954
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Abstract Ultrasound is a safe, noninvasive diagnostic technique used to measure internal structures such as tissues, organs, and arterial and venous blood flow. Skin‐mounted wearable ultrasound devices can enable long‐term continuous monitoring of patients to provide solutions to critical healthcare needs. However, stretchable ultrasound devices that are composed of ultrasonic transducers embedded in an elastomer matrix are incompatible with existing rigid acoustic matching layers, leading to reduced energy transmission and reduced imaging resolution. Here, a systematic study of soft composites with liquid metal (LM) fillers dispersed in elastomers reveals key strategies to tune the acoustic impedance of soft materials. Experiments supported by theoretical models demonstrate that the increase in acoustic impedance is primarily driven by the increase in density with negligible changes to the speed of sound through the material. By controlling the volume loading and particle size of the LM fillers, a material is created that achieves a high acoustic impedance 4.8 Mrayl, (> 440% increase over the polymer matrix) with low modulus (< 1 MPa) and high stretchability (> 100% strain). When the device is mechanically strained, a small decrease is observed in acoustic impedance (< 15%) with negligible decrease in sound transmittance and impact on attenuation for all droplet sizes. The stretchable acoustic matching layer is then integrated with a wearable ultrasound device and the ability to measure motion is demonstrated using a phantom model as is performed in Doppler ultrasound.

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