Nano-Micro Letters, Volume. 16, Issue 1, 122(2024)
A Self-Healing Optoacoustic Patch with High Damage Threshold and Conversion Efficiency for Biomedical Applications
Compared with traditional piezoelectric ultrasonic devices, optoacoustic devices have unique advantages such as a simple preparation process, anti-electromagnetic interference, and wireless long-distance power supply. However, current optoacoustic devices remain limited due to a low damage threshold and energy conversion efficiency, which seriously hinder their widespread applications. In this study, using a self-healing polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS, Fe-Hpdca-PDMS) and carbon nanotube composite, a flexible optoacoustic patch is developed, which possesses the self-healing capability at room temperature, and can even recover from damage induced by cutting or laser irradiation. Moreover, this patch can generate high-intensity ultrasound (> 25 MPa) without the focusing structure. The laser damage threshold is greater than 183.44 mJ cm-2, and the optoacoustic energy conversion efficiency reaches a major achievement at 10.66 × 10-3, compared with other carbon-based nanomaterials and PDMS composites. This patch is also been successfully examined in the application of acoustic flow, thrombolysis, and wireless energy harvesting. All findings in this study provides new insight into designing and fabricating of novel ultrasound devices for biomedical applications.
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Tao Zhang, Cheng-Hui Li, Wenbo Li, Zhen Wang, Zhongya Gu, Jiapu Li, Junru Yuan, Jun Ou-Yang, Xiaofei Yang, Benpeng Zhu. A Self-Healing Optoacoustic Patch with High Damage Threshold and Conversion Efficiency for Biomedical Applications[J]. Nano-Micro Letters, 2024, 16(1): 122
Category: Research Articles
Received: Oct. 1, 2023
Accepted: Dec. 29, 2023
Published Online: Jan. 23, 2025
The Author Email: Zhu Benpeng (benpengzhu@hust.edu.cn)