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Deformable and durable phantoms with controlled density of scatterers

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DOIResolve DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/0031-9155/53/13/N01
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  1. National Research Council of Canada. NRC Industrial Materials Institute
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SubjectSoft matter, liquids and polymers; Optics, quantum optics and lasers; Biological physics; Medical physics; Condensed matter: structural, mechanical & thermal; Visual imaging; Polymers and plastics; rubber; synthetic and natural fibers; organometallic and organic materials; Mechanical and electrical properties of tissues and organs; Speckle and moire patterns
Abstract
We have developed deformable and durable optical tissue phantoms with a simple and well-defined microstructure including a novel combination of scatterers and a matrix material. These were developed for speckle and elastography investigations in optical coherence tomography, but should prove useful in many other fields. We present in detail the fabrication process which involves embedding silica microspheres in a silicone matrix. We also characterize the resulting phantoms with scanning electron microscopy and optical measurements. To our knowledge, no such phantoms were proposed in the literature before. Our technique has a wide range of applicability and could also be adapted to fabricate phantoms with various optical and mechanical properties.
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  • Physics in Medicine and Biology 53, no. 13 (1 July 2008): N237–N247.
LanguageEnglish
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NRC numberNRCC 49648
NPARC number11343948
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