Soft Biological Tissues Can Be Piezoelectric
Abstract
Artery walls, tendons, and heart valves can generate an electric voltage when squeezed—an effect that could be harnessed to diagnose important diseases.
- Publication:
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Physics Online Journal
- Pub Date:
- December 2019
- DOI:
- 10.1103/Physics.12.s138
- Bibcode:
- 2019PhyOJ..12S.138.