Takeuchi Research Featured in Industry Publication

A lead-free piezoelectric material discovered by the research group and collaborators of Associate Professor Ichiro Takeuchi was the subject of an article featured in the May 2009 issue of Medical Device & Diagnostic Industry, a publication for the medical device community. "Free of Lead and Full of Promise" by Lindsey Rooney highlighted bismuth samarium ferrite (BSFO), which could replace the lead-based lead zirconate titanate (PZT) used in ultrasound imaging equipment.

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Published May 7, 2009