Zhihong Huang (Dundee) and Piezo Composite Transducers Ltd
Ultrasound enhanced operations such as cutting of tissue in surgery have been possible for many years and commercial devices are already available. A major advantage is that they make bloodless cutting possible. However, they can also cause excess heating, in turn causing unwanted tissue necrosis. This INSPIRE project will develop using a combined theoretical, numerical and experimental approach our understanding of the mechanism of tissue necrosis and identify the reasons for the temperature rise due to ultrasound propagation.
The research will be carried out mainly in the Institute of Medical Science and Technology Dundee, in close collaboration with University of Glasgow and Piezo Composite Transducers (PCT) Ltd, Aberdeen. The student will have access to state-of-the-art commercial device design capabilities and device testing and training opportunities in PCT, IMSaT, Ninewells hospital, the University of Glasgow, and SUPA. The student will gain significant knowledge in theoretical and experimental physics, life science and instrument design.
