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This book provides a review of state-of-art technological developments in applied ultrasonics with a focus on recent advances in ultrasonic research, covering metrological applications, non-destructive evaluation, sensing, devices, and physics, as well as medical diagnosis and treatment. The first part of this book focuses on the physics of acoustic waves, and their propagation and addresses viscoelasticity, as well as metrological applications including laser ultrasonics. Part two reviews some recent developments of importance to industrial applications, whilst the final part introduces developments in biomedical applications.
The book will be an essential resource and instructional guide to the field for a broad range of students, researchers, and engineers. The reader can readily understand the direction of research in the subject, appreciate the numerous possibilities of using ultrasound, and grasp the potential applications of the phenomenon and current challenges.
Key Features:
- Encompasses fundamental physics and applications.
- Provides state-of-art technological coverage in applied ultrasonics
- Reviews recent research and applications in science, medicine and industrial settings.
- Provides an introductory overview for each chapter.
- Transfers key technologies, helping the reader to quickly acquire measurement skills.
Mami Matsukawa is a professor at Doshisha University, Japan. She received her PhD from Doshisha University. Her research interests include bone ultrasound, Brillouin scattering and pulse wave analysis.
Pak-Kon Choi is a professor emeritus in physics at Meiji University, Japan. He received his PhD from the University of Tokyo in 1979. His research interest includes ultrasonic spectroscopy and acoustic cavitation. He is a co-author of Sonochemistry and the Acoustic Cavitation (Elsevier, 2015).
Kentaro Nakamura is a professor at the Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan. He received D. Eng. from the Tokyo Institute of Technology in 1992. His research is focused on high-power ultrasonic applications including ultrasonic actuators as well as optical measurements of ultrasonic field and vibration.
Hirotsugu Ogi is a professor at the Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University. He received his PhD degree from Osaka University in 1997. His research areas are condensed matter physics using ultrasound and protein research using sonochemistry.
Hideyuki Hasegawa is a full professor at the Faculty of Engineering, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan. He received a B.E. degree in electrical engineering and an M.E. and PhD degree in electronic engineering from Tohoku University, Japan, in 1996, 1998, and 2001, respectively. His research interests include ultrasound beamforming and functional ultrasound imaging.
Preface from the Institute for Ultrasonic Electronics
Preface
Part I: Basic physics and measurements
1 Ultrasound propagation
2 Wave propagation in/on liquids and spectroscopy of viscoelasticity and surface tension
3 Optical measurements of ultrasonic field in air/water and ultrasonic vibration in solid
4 Picosecond laser ultrasonics
Part II: Industrial applications
5 Ball surface acoustic wave sensor and application to trace gas analysis
6 Phase adjuster in a thermoacoustic system
Part III: Biological and medical applications
7 Ultrasonic characterization of bone
8 Acceleration and control of protein aggregation
9 High-frame-rate medical ultrasonic imaging
10 High-intensity focused ultrasound