Ultrasonic energy transmission and conversion using a 2-D MEMS resonator

IEEE Electron Device Letters

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 374-376

  Zhu, Y ^a   Moheimani, S O R ^a   Yuce, M R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Energy converter; Implantable biosensor; Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS); Ultrasonic transmission

Indexed keywords

ENERGY CONVERTERS; HUMAN BODIES; IMPLANTABLE BIOSENSORS; MEMS RESONATORS; MICRO ELECTRO MECHANICAL SYSTEM; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS (MEMS); MOTION DIRECTION; RADIO FREQUENCIES; RESONANCE FREQUENCIES; RESONATOR DEVICES; STORAGE CAPACITOR; ULTRASONIC ENERGY; ULTRASONIC POWER;

BIOSENSORS; MECHATRONICS; MEMS; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; RADIO BROADCASTING; RADIO TRANSMISSION; RESONANCE; RESONATORS; ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASONIC TRANSMISSION; ULTRASONICS;

COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS;

EID: 77950067509     PISSN: 07413106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LED.2010.2040575     Document Type: Article

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