Title :
Ferroelectric polymers: current and future ultrasound applications
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., South Dakota State Univ., Brookings, SD, USA
Abstract :
Current commercial applications of ferroelectric polymers for both nondestructive testing (NDT) and medical ultrasound are reviewed. Cases are made for their future need in such applications as embedded sensors for structural NDT and health monitoring, extremely high-frequency broadband materials characterization, and ´disposable´ invasive medical imaging. A brief overview of some of these fabrication techniques includes multilayer film-forming, robust electrical interconnects, direct polymer deposition, and combining the ferroelectric polymer and semiconductor technologies to produce integrated ultrasonic devices
Keywords :
biomedical ultrasonics; ferroelectric materials; polymers; reviews; ultrasonic materials testing; ultrasonic transducers; US transducers; direct polymer deposition; disposable invasive medical imaging; embedded sensors; fabrication techniques; ferroelectric polymers; high-frequency broadband materials characterization; integrated ultrasonic devices; medical ultrasound; multilayer film-forming; nondestructive testing; robust electrical interconnects; Biomedical imaging; Biomedical monitoring; Fabrication; Ferroelectric materials; Image sensors; Nondestructive testing; Polymer films; Semiconductor materials; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Ultrasonic imaging;
Conference_Titel :
Ultrasonics Symposium, 1992. Proceedings., IEEE 1992
Conference_Location :
Tucson, AZ
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0562-0
DOI :
10.1109/ULTSYM.1992.275948
