Xu Y., Liu C., Cao Q., Li Y. «Real-Time Detection and Synergistic Effect of Acoustic Cavitation Excited by Pulse HIFU Based on Self-Sensing Ultrasound» Акустический журнал, 70, № 3, с. pp476-486 (2024)

High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) is widely used in the treatment of benign and malignant tumors due to its advantages of noninvasiveness and high therapeutic efficiency. However, how to improve the efficiency of heat deposition in a short period of time is a key problem during HIFU thermal ablation. The acoustic cavitation excited by pulse HIFU has been proven to achieve HIFU efficiency enhancement. However, the real-time monitoring of acoustic cavitation is still an issue. In this study, a real-time detection method of acoustic cavitation is established based on self-sensing ultrasound, and the synergistic effect of acoustic cavitation excited by pulse HIFU is researched. The influences of the output power, pulse duration, irradiation depth on cavitation duration are respectively discussed by using the established cavitation detection method compared passive cavitation detection (PCD). The relationship between cavitation intensity and synergistic effect is discussed. The results have shown that the cavitation detection can real-time measure cavitation duration compared with PCD. In addition, during the cavitation detection of pulse HIFU, the synergistic effect of acoustic cavitation is obvious in HIFU ablation.

Boqiang Z., Qiangqiang Z., Qingwen H., Tianpai F., Gao X., Xin J. «Bandgap Mechanism of Phonon Crystals Coupled to Acoustic Black Holes» Акустический журнал, 70, № 3, с. pp453-464 (2024)

In this study, phonon crystal structures embedded in acoustic black holes are discussed. The low-frequency band gap is widened by exploiting the low-frequency, broadband and multimode properties of the acoustic black hole. The energy band properties of the acoustic crystal structure embedded in an acoustic black hole are calculated by means of a finite element method. The mechanism of band gap generation is investigated. The vibration transfer characteristics of finite period structures are analyzed. The influence of the structural parameters of the acoustic black hole is analyzed. The results show that the acoustic crystal structure embedded in an acoustic black hole has multiple band gaps in the 500 Hz band and the band gap coverage is increased to 45.18%. The starting bandgap is 16.10% lower than before embedding in the acoustic black hole and the width of the first bandgap expands to 173.03% of that before embedding in the acoustic black hole. The onset and termination frequencies of the first band gap are mainly determined by the vibrational modes of the scatterer and the acoustic black hole structure. The vibrational transfer of the finite period structure is analyzed and shows good damping characteristics in the bandgap interval. Finally, vibration experiments verify the vibration damping effect of the proposed coupled acoustic black hole phononic crystal, and the relevant findings of this paper can be used in the vibration damping design of plate structures, enriching the experience of research related to acoustic black holes.