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基于压电式微机械超声波换能器阵列的电子听诊器设计、制备与表征

Design, fabrication, and characterization of an electronic stethoscope based on piezoelectric micromachined ultrasonic transducer array

  • 摘要: 传统的机械听诊器难以捕捉较弱的声学信号, 为了实现对心血管和肺部疾病的连续、实时监测, 设计了一种基于压电微加工超声换能器(PMUT)阵列的电子听诊器。该PMUT传感单元采用蜂窝结构设计和排列, 不仅实现了高填充系数, 还增强了PMUT阵列的声学灵敏度, 可连续监测机声心音信号。制造的电子听诊器将PMUT阵列与其调节电路结合, 并采用声阻抗与人体组织相近的聚氨酯材料进行封装, 以获取宽带机声生理信号。对该电子听诊器进行表征, 结果显示, 其具有−167 dB(参考: 1 V/μPa)的声压灵敏度以及45 dB(参考: 1 μPa/√Hz)的噪声分辨率。通过测试, 该PMUT阵列的电子听诊器实现了对心音信号的连续监测, 并有效识别了心脏异常的特征信号。

     

    Abstract: Traditional mechanical stethoscope has difficulty in capturing weak acoustic signals. In order to realize continuous and real-time monitoring of cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases, an electronic stethoscope based on piezoelectric micromachined ultrasonic transducer (PMUT) array is designed. The PMUT sensing unit employs a honeycomb structural design and arrangement, which not only achieves a high fill factor but also enhances the acoustic sensitivity of the PMUT array, enabling continuous monitoring of mechanical heart sound signals. The manufactured electronic stethoscope integrates the PMUT array with a regulating circuit, and is encapsulated by polyurethane material with acoustic impedance similar to that of human tissue, so as to obtain broadband machine acoustic physiological signals. The electronic stethoscope is characterized, and the results show that it has a sound pressure sensitivity of −167 dB (reference: 1 V/μPa) and noise resolution of 45 dB (reference: 1 μPa/√Hz). Test results confirm that the electronic stethoscope with the PMUT array enables the continuous heart sound monitoring and effectively identifies the characteristic signals associated with heart abnormalities.

     

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