High Power Ultrasonics At The Human Tissue Interface
Recent development and application of high power ultrasonic energy has been shown to have many beneficial effects, which tend to reduce the resistance of the workpiece material to deformation and enhance the quality of the finished product. This results in significant cost savings and improvements to manufacturing processes. As the new applications of ultrasonics spring up, researchers face the task of designing ultrasonic tooling with the specific terminations required for various jobs. This research attacks the serious limitations in understanding of the biomechanical effects of ultrasonic energy on human tissues currently hampering exploitation of ultrasonic technology in surgery. The investigation is initially emphasised on the development of mathematical models to analyse thermal and mechanical properties of human tissue and to predict the ultrasonic oscillation parameters for maximum benefits of ultrasonic oscillation with minimum damage to surrounding tissue, and for assessing the effects of interfacial boundary conditions on the performance of ultrasonic tools.
Papers
- Superimposed ultrasonic oscillations in compression and tensile tests of aluminium, Ultrasonics, Vol. 44, 511-515, 2006 .
- Influence of ultrasonics on upsetting of a model paste, Ultrasonics, Vol. 40, 43-48, 2002.
- Study of Ultrasonic Upsetting under Radial and Longitudinal Die Vibration, journal Materials Science Forum, Vols. 440-441, 389-396, 2003.
Contact
- Dr Zhihong Huang (z.y.huang@dundee.ac.uk)
- Dr Alan Slade(a.p.slade@dundee.ac.uk)
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