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Vol. 16 (2024)

A Self-Healing Optoacoustic Patch with High Damage Threshold and Conversion Efficiency for Biomedical Applications

https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-024-01346-z
Tao Zhang
School of Integrated Circuit, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, People’s Republic of China
Cheng‑Hui Li
State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, People’s Republic of China
Wenbo Li
School of Integrated Circuit, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, People’s Republic of China
Zhen Wang
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), National Institutes of Health (NIH), 35A Convent Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
Zhongya Gu
Department of Neurology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, People’s Republic of China
Jiapu Li
School of Integrated Circuit, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, People’s Republic of China
Junru Yuan
School of Integrated Circuit, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, People’s Republic of China
Jun Ou‑Yang
School of Integrated Circuit, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, People’s Republic of China
Xiaofei Yang
School of Integrated Circuit, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, People’s Republic of China
Benpeng Zhu
School of Integrated Circuit, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, People’s Republic of China

Corresponding Author: Benpeng Zhu

benpengzhu@hust.edu.cn

Nano-Micro Letters, Vol. 16 (2024), Article Number: 122

Abstract

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.


Highlights:
1 Based on Fe-Hpdca-PDMS and carbon nanotube composite, an optoacoustic patch is developed, which can recover from the damage induced by cutting or laser irradiation at room temperature.
2 The patch has high laser damage threshold (183.44 mJ cm−2) and optoacoustic energy conversion efficiency (10.66×10−3).
3 The patch has been successfully examined in acoustic flow, thrombolysis, and wireless energy harvesting, which may provide new insights into the field of the design and fabrication of novel ultrasound devices for biomedical applications.

Keywords

Optoacoustic Self-healing PDMS Acoustic flow Thrombolytic Wireless energy harvesting
Zhang, Tao, Cheng‑Hui Li, Wenbo Li, Zhen Wang, Zhongya Gu, Jiapu Li, Junru Yuan, Jun Ou‑Yang, Xiaofei Yang, and Benpeng Zhu. 2024. “A Self-Healing Optoacoustic Patch With High Damage Threshold and Conversion Efficiency for Biomedical Applications”. Nano-Micro Letters 16 (February):122. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-024-01346-z.
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