Carbon nanotubes for thermoacoustic contrast enhancement: preliminary results

Darrin Byrd; George W. Hanson; S. K. Patch

doi:10.1117/12.843848

23 February 2010 Carbon nanotubes for thermoacoustic contrast enhancement: preliminary results

Darrin Byrd, George W. Hanson, S. K. Patch

Proceedings Volume 7564, Photons Plus Ultrasound: Imaging and Sensing 2010; 756417 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.843848
Event: SPIE BiOS, 2010, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

The unique electrical properties of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes make them good candidates for thermoacoustic contrast agents. Theoretical considerations suggest that nanotubes are capable of greatly increasing a material's absorption of electromagnetic radiation. We describe these properties and discuss our measurements of aqueous nanotube solutions and nanotube-infused tissue mimicking phantoms. We discuss results and the difficulties currently associated with making these measurements on nanotubes.

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Darrin Byrd, George W. Hanson, and S. K. Patch "Carbon nanotubes for thermoacoustic contrast enhancement: preliminary results", Proc. SPIE 7564, Photons Plus Ultrasound: Imaging and Sensing 2010, 756417 (23 February 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.843848

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