Miniaturized ultrasound scanner by electrowetting

An ultrasound imaging technology based on electrowetting has been developed and integrated in a miniaturized ultrasound scanner. The feasibility of scanning the ultrasound beam of a single-piston transducer in a three-dimensional space by using electrowetting is demonstrated. The technology has a high potential to be embedded in devices where size restrictions do not allow the use of traditional ultrasound phased-array transducers.