Acoustic Sensing and Ultrasonic Drug Delivery
A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Physical Sensors".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 May 2017) | Viewed by 105874
Special Issue Editors
Interests: micro/nanofabrication of smart materials and structures; ultrasound sensors and transducers; ultrasound imaging, therapy and sensing; sensors and transducers for extreme environments
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Acoustics has profoundly affected today’s world in a broad range of technologies, including underwater sonar, audio communication, industrial non-destructive testing (NDT), industrial sensing, chemical and biological sensing, smart city, precision actuation, material processing and manufacturing, medical imaging, medical therapy, etc. Acoustic sensor and ultrasound transducer materials, design, fabrication, and characterization have been unprecedentedly challenged to meet such a broad range of applications. This Special Issue aims to bring together recent research and development concerning, a) novel acoustic sensors and their applications in medicine, biology, and smart electronics; and b) ultrasound transducers and their applications in medical imaging and drug delivery.
Papers addressing a wide range of acoustic sensing and transduction innovations are sought, including but not limited to recent research and developments in the following areas: Acoustic sensing and transducer materials and structures; acoustic sensor design, fabrication, characterization and their applications in medicine, biology and smart electronics; ultrasound transducers design, fabrication, characterization and their applications in ultrasound medical imaging and drug delivery; ultrasound therapy; ultrasound gene transfection; ultrasonic tweezers; acoustic assisted bio-manufacturing; and other associated acoustic devices for applications in medicine, biology and smart electronics. Both review articles and original research papers associated with acoustic/ultrasonic sensors, transducers and their applications in medicine, biology, and smart electronics are solicited. There is a particular interest in papers concerning acoustic micro/nano-sensors and micromachined ultrasound transducers for applications in medicine, biology and smart electronics are preferred topics.
Prof. Dr. Xiaoning Jiang
Guest Editor
Dr. Chao Zhang
Co-Guest Editor
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Keywords
- acoustic sensors
- ultrasound transducers
- ultrasound drug delivery
- micro/nano-fabrication
- micro/nano-sensors
- ultrasound imaging
- ultrasound therapy
- gene transfection
- acoustic/ultrasound cell sorting
- smart electronics