Design and analysis of a micromachined piezoelectric sensor for measuring the viscoelastic properties of tissues in minimally invasive surgery

Smart Materials and Structures

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1684-1690

  Narayanan, N B ^a   Bonakdar, A ^a   Dargahi, J ^a   Packirisamy, M ^a   Bhat, R ^a  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DAMPING; MICROMACHINING; SENSORS; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; TISSUE; VISCOELASTICITY;

PIEZOELECTRIC SENSORS; TACTILE SENSORS; TISSUE CHARACTERIZATION;

PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICES;

EID: 33846113105     PISSN: 09641726     EISSN: 1361665X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0964-1726/15/6/021     Document Type: Article

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