I-Corps: Commercialization Feasibility Research and Demonstration Preparation for Fiber Optic Ultrasound Transducers

I-Corps：光纤超声换能器商业化可行性研究和示范准备

基本信息

批准号：
1439273
负责人：
Xingwei Wang
金额：
$ 5万
依托单位：
University of Massachusetts Lowell
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
Standard Grant
财政年份：
2014
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2014-05-01 至 2014-10-31
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1439273&HistoricalAwards=false
关键词：
Corps Commercialization Feasibility Research Demonstration

项目摘要

The proposed innovation is a novel fiber optic ultrasound transducer which generates, detects, and steers ultrasound. All ultrasound generation, detection, and steering are operated by optical means instead of electrical approaches. The ultimate goal of this project is to develop a technology transfer plan, which determines the market value of the fiber optic ultrasound transducers that the PI's team has been developing and finally results in a detailed commercialization plan including a business model, marketing, and resource requirements. The team will work hard on transiting the technology into a start-up company and/or licensing opportunity based on information gained through the I-Corps program process.The proposed innovation targets at biomedical ultrasound imaging, specifically intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) imaging, and ultrasound non-destructive testing applications in harsh environments. This proposed system can have broad applications. For example, by exciting broad bandwidth ultrasound signals to the tissue and collecting the echo signals, physical properties such as Young's modulus can be determined. Therefore, the proposed system can be used to distinguish tumor tissue from normal tissue. The proposed system can also be used for remote ultrasound non-destructive tests in harsh environments such as nuclear power plant or down-hole oil wells.

所提出的创新是一种新型光纤超声换能器，可产生、检测和引导超声。所有超声波的产生、检测和操纵都是通过光学手段而不是电气方法来操作的。该项目的最终目标是制定技术转让计划，该计划确定PI团队一直在开发的光纤超声换能器的市场价值，并最终形成详细的商业化计划，包括商业模式、营销和资源需求。该团队将根据通过 I-Corps 计划流程获得的信息，努力将该技术转化为初创公司和/或许可机会。拟议的创新目标是生物医学超声成像，特别是血管内超声 (IVUS) 成像，以及恶劣环境下的超声波无损检测应用。该系统具有广泛的应用前景。例如，通过向组织激发宽带超声信号并收集回波信号，可以确定诸如杨氏模量之类的物理特性。因此，所提出的系统可用于区分肿瘤组织与正常组织。该系统还可用于核电站或井下油井等恶劣环境下的远程超声无损检测。