Speaker
Lucrezia Maini
(ETH Zürich)
Description
In my PhD project, we pioneer a novel passive sensor concept that leverages the tunable properties of acoustic metamaterials for medical implants, unlocking the potential of acoustic metamaterials in the biomedical domain. Specifically, we have developed an implantable high-resolution temperature sensor that reaches the mK level. Such resolution enables ultrasound detection of thermal gradients comparable to the ones expected in intracorporeal infections. This study was supported by extensive simulations to investigate the physical mechanism of the sensor, opening the way to new designs for next-generation passive implantable devices.
Author
Lucrezia Maini
(ETH Zürich)