MagSonic: Hybrid Magnetic-Ultrasonic Wireless Interrogation of Millimeter-Scale Biomedical Implants With Magnetoelectric Transducer

Sujay Hosur, Zeinab Kashani, Sumanta Kumar Karan, Shashank Priya, Mehdi Kiani

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Abstract

Wireless interrogation (power and data transfer) of biomedical implants, miniaturized to millimeter (mm) dimensions, is critical for their chronic operation. Achieving simultaneous wireless power and data transfer at deep sites reliably within safety limits for closed-loop sensing/actuation functions of mm-sized implants is challenging. To enable this operation, a hybrid magnetic-ultrasonic interrogation approach (called MagSonic) is realized through a single magnetoelectric (ME) transducer at the implant that can generate and receive both magnetic field and ultrasound. The fabricated mm-sized bar-shaped ME transducer (5.2×2×1.6 mm3) operates at acoustic wave resonance, functioning at sub-MHz frequencies. For the first time, we demonstrate wireless power reception through one modality (magnetic field or ultrasound) and simultaneous uplink data transmission using the other. At 40 mm depth, the MagSonic link could achieve 100 kbps uplink data rate (bit error rate ≤105) using 190 pJ/bit transmitted energy and 8 mW delivered power in tissue. The robustness of the MagSonic interrogation link against power carrier interference and misalignments is also demonstrated.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number10321651
Pages (from-to)383-395
Number of pages13
JournalIEEE transactions on biomedical circuits and systems
Volume18
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 1 2024

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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