2025 MRS Fall Meeting & Exhibit

Symposium SB02-Ultrasound and Mechanoresponsive Materials and Devices for Biomedical Application

Ultrasound and Mechanoresponsive Materials and devices play a pivotal role in various biomedical applications, revolutionizing diagnostic and therapeutic approaches in biotechnology and medicine. These devices offer non-invasive imaging and wearable monitoring capabilities, allowing healthcare professionals to visualize internal structures and physiological conditions, aiding in the diagnosis of conditions ranging from prenatal abnormalities to neurological diseases. Additionally, ultrasound and mechanoresponsive materials and devices serve as invaluable tools in therapeutic applications, including targeted drug delivery, neuromodulation and electronic skin applications. With their ability to penetrate deep tissues and generate real-time data, ultrasound materials and devices stand as indispensable assets in advancing biotechnological research and healthcare applications. Despite significant advancements, these areas still face challenges such as the depth penetration and resolution of ultrasound imaging and therapy, the minimization of off-target effects, long-term monitoring and the need for better understanding and control of ultrasound-induced bioeffects to ensure the safety and efficacy of the approaches. We will discuss the novel bio-applications from ultrasound and mechanoresponsive materials and device developments, including targeted drug delivery, contrast agent developments, neuromodulation, wearable imaging, blood pressure monitoring and electronic skin applications. Collaborative efforts between engineers, scientists, and clinicians are important to develop transformative ultrasound and mechanoresponsive materials technology in biology discovery, medical diagnostics, and therapy.

Topics will include:

  • Nanoparticle developments for photoacoustic imaging and ultrasound drug delivery
  • Microbubble developments for ultrasound imaging and drug delivery
  • Ultrasound devices for manipulation and therapeutic applications
  • Ultrasound devices for imaging and diagnostics
  • Minimally-invasive, ultrasound neural interfacing method
  • Combing ultrasound/photoacoustic imaging with therapy
  • Mechanoresponsive devices for blood pressure monitoring and electronic skin

Invited Speakers:

  • Raag Airan (Stanford University, USA)
  • Zhenan Bao (Stanford University, USA)
  • Constantin Coussios (University of Oxford, United Kingdom)
  • Canan Dagdeviren (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA)
  • Stanislav Emelianov (Georgia Institute of Technology, USA)
  • Agata Exner (Case Western Reserve University, USA)
  • Valeria Garbin (Delft University of Technology, Netherlands)
  • Jesse Jorkest (University of California, San Diego, USA)
  • Sang-Woo Kim (Yonsei University, Republic of Korea)
  • Nanshu Lu (The University of Texas at Austin, USA)
  • Kanyi Pu (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)
  • John Rogers (Northwestern University, USA)
  • Takao Someya (The University of Tokyo, Japan)
  • Benjamin Tee (National University of Singapore, Singapore)
  • Xudong Wang (University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA)
  • Sheng Xu (University of California, San Diego, USA)
  • Chen Yang (Boston University, USA)
  • Mehmet Yanik (ETH Zürich, Switzerland)
  • Xuanhe Zhao (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA)

Symposium Organizers

Huiliang Wang
The University of Texas at Austin
USA

Guosong Hong
Stanford University
USA

Hyunjoo Jenny Lee
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Republic of Korea

Alina Rwei
Delft University of Technology
Netherlands

Topics

acoustic bioelectronic biological biomaterial biomedical devices mechanoluminescence piezoresponse