Fabrication of a piezoelectric ceramic using a spark plasma sintering technique and its application for a focused ultrasound-assisted lipolysis system
- Authors
- Cho, Kyung-Hwan; Choi, Bong Geun; Loh, Byoung-Gook; Lim, Zhong Soo; Kim, Do Hoon; Ko, Byung-Joon; Kim, Yang Hyun; Kim, Seon Mi; Shim, Kwang Bo
- Issue Date
- 10월-2011
- Publisher
- KOREAN ASSOC CRYSTAL GROWTH, INC
- Keywords
- Piezoelectric ceramic; Focused ultrasound; Ultrasound-assisted lipolysis; Adipocyte
- Citation
- JOURNAL OF CERAMIC PROCESSING RESEARCH, v.12, no.5, pp.610 - 614
- Indexed
- SCIE
SCOPUS
KCI
- Journal Title
- JOURNAL OF CERAMIC PROCESSING RESEARCH
- Volume
- 12
- Number
- 5
- Start Page
- 610
- End Page
- 614
- URI
- https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/111515
- ISSN
- 1229-9162
- Abstract
- Pb(Zr(0.5)Ti(0.5))O(3) piezoelectric ceramics have been prepared using a spark plasma sintering technique and adapted for the design of a noninvasive lipolysis system, as the traditional ultrasound-assisted lipolysis system (UALS) is extremely invasive, significantly increasing the risk of morbidity and mortality. In order to transfer high sonic energy into a certain depth of skin (subcutaneous area) with minimal damage to superficial skin, a focusing acoustic wave design was developed. The self-designed UALS device was found to be very effective in destructing the adipocytes around the focused area in animal experiments. The focusing probe with bio-applicable piezoelectric materials shows great promise for future clinical applications.
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