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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2022
Filed:
May. 26, 2017
University of Washington, Seattle, WA (US);
Lukasz Ambrozinski, Seattle, WA (US);
Matthew O'Donnell, Seattle, WA (US);
Ivan Pelivanov, Seattle, WA (US);
Soon Joon Yoon, Seattle, WA (US);
David Li, Seattle, WA (US);
Shaozhen Song, Seattle, WA (US);
Ruikang K. Wang, Bellevue, WA (US);
Tueng T. Shen, Redmond, WA (US);
Liang Gao, Seattle, WA (US);
University of Washington, Seattle, WA (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems for measuring one or more properties of a soft material employ air transmitted ultrasound that is reflected from the soft material to generate a mechanical wave in the soft material. A method of measuring one or more properties of a soft material includes transmitting ultrasound through air to an interface boundary between the soft material and air. Force is applied to the soft material by reflecting the ultrasound from the soft material. A mechanical wave is generated in the soft material as a result of the force applied to the soft material. Propagation of the mechanical wave in the soft material is measured with an imaging system. One or more properties of the soft material is determined based on the measured propagation of the mechanical wave in the soft material.