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3D microfluidic test target for ultrasonic and photoacoustic imaging

  • Philip Schneider
  • , Liam Christie
  • , Ye Zhan
  • , Tyler Siskar
  • , Nicholas Eadie
  • , Domin Koh
  • , Jun Xia
  • , Kwang W. Oh
  • SUNY Buffalo

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Abstract

A microfluidic test target has been created for the calibration and baselining of both a photoacoustic and ultrasonic imaging system. The design stemmed from a standard optical test pattern using line pair per millimeter to quantify the imaging systems resolution. This pattern was then converted to a fiuidic design. Micro fabricated by means of soft lithography, a 3D microfluidic test target device was created and implanted into a silicone based rubber, with increasing thickness from 1, 3, and 5mm. Target contains line pairs with spacing ranging from 56-1670pm. Ultrasonic and photoacoustic imaging of these targets were done viewing the image quality losses as a function of depth. A modulation transfer function (MTF) was used to baseline the system. This granted the ability to quantiflably characterize an ultrasonic/photoacoustic systems allowing for variation of the systems metrics for different applications. This test target allows for both axial and lateral resolution to be considered now when imaging.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationTechConnect Briefs 2018 - Biotech, Biomaterials and Biomedical
EditorsBart Romanowicz, Fiona Case, Fiona Case, Matthew Laudon
PublisherTechConnect
Pages166-169
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9780998878249
StatePublished - 2018
Event11th Annual TechConnect World Innovation Conference and Expo, Held Jointly with the 20th Annual Nanotech Conference and Expo,the 2018 SBIR/STTR Spring Innovation Conference, and the Defense TechConnect DTC Spring Conference - Anaheim, United States
Duration: May 13 2018May 16 2018

Publication series

NameTechConnect Briefs 2018 - Advanced Materials
Volume3

Conference

Conference11th Annual TechConnect World Innovation Conference and Expo, Held Jointly with the 20th Annual Nanotech Conference and Expo,the 2018 SBIR/STTR Spring Innovation Conference, and the Defense TechConnect DTC Spring Conference
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityAnaheim
Period05/13/1805/16/18

Keywords

  • Microfluidics
  • Photoacoustics
  • Test targets
  • Ultrasonics

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