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2025
Here, we experimentally compare singly curved and straight piezoelectric transducers embedded in reinforced concrete structures for energy harvesting and structural health monitoring by evaluating their open-circuit voltage, power generation, power storage, and damage detection capability. Curved transducers have surpassed the straight ones, offering better performance for real-world applications.
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Characterization of Full Set Material Constants and Their Temperature Dependence for Piezoelectric Materials Using Resonant Ultrasound Spectroscopy
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2016
This protocol describes the procedure of measuring the temperature dependence of the full set material constants of piezoelectric materials using resonant ultrasound spectroscopy (RUS).
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Preparation of ZnO Nanorod/Graphene/ZnO Nanorod Epitaxial Double Heterostructure for Piezoelectrical Nanogenerator by Using Preheating Hydrothermal
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2016
One-step fabrication method for obtaining freestanding epitaxial double heterostructure is presented. This approach could achieve ZnO coverage with a higher number density than that of the epitaxial single heterostructure, leading to a piezoelectric nanogenerator with an increased output electrical performance.
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Pressure Transducer: Calibration Using a Pitot-static Tube
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2023
Source: Shreyas Narsipur, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC Fluid pressure is an important flow characteristic that is required to determine the aerodynamics of a system. One of the oldest and still existing pressure measurement systems is the manometer due to its accuracy and simplicity of operation. The manometer is generally a U-shaped glass tube that is partially filled with liquid, as shown in Figure 1. The U-tube manometer requires no...
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Production of Lentiviral Vectors for Transducing Cells from the Central Nervous System
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The key event is charge accumulation at the material’s surfaces. Compression, vibration, or another mechanical strain changes the charge distribution, producing an electrical signal that reflects applied force or motion. This coupling allows a biological instrument to translate mechanical activity into measurable data rather than relying only on visual observation.
When voltage is applied, the material deforms in a controlled way, and that motion can generate ultrasonic waves. The same transducer can therefore serve as a source or detector, depending on whether the experiment begins with electrical input or incoming mechanical energy. This reversible behavior supports both sound delivery and signal collection in biological systems.
High sensitivity allows small mechanical changes to produce detectable electrical signals, while rapid response supports measurements of changing biological events. Together, these characteristics make the device useful for tracking tissue structure, cellular behavior, fluid movement, or biomolecular interactions as they occur. The transducer connects fast mechanical phenomena with recorded electrical output.
A typical use links the transducer to a system that applies electrical input or receives mechanical energy, then records the resulting response. In transmission, the device produces sound or mechanical motion; in detection, incoming vibration or ultrasound is converted into an electrical signal. Researchers can then examine that signal for biological structure or activity.
They provide the transmitting and detecting functions needed to work with ultrasound in biological samples. Applied voltage can produce ultrasonic waves, while detected mechanical signals can be converted into electrical data. This enables noninvasive assessment of tissue structure and makes the transducer central to imaging approaches that do not require direct physical sampling.
Their electrically driven deformation can produce ultrasonic waves and controlled mechanical motion. In biological systems, these effects support acoustic manipulation and microfluidic control, where sound or mechanical forces influence fluid movement and related processes. The same coupling also allows researchers to monitor responses, extending the device beyond imaging into experimental control and biosensing.