Flexible piezo-electric membrane
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1. A method of making a piezo-electric flexible membrane comprising:
- treating a perfluorinated membrane with a hydrogen scavenging compound;
doping the treated membrane with a cation donating substance; and
providing an electrical connection to the treated and doped membrane.
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Abstract
A piezo-electric flexible membrane is formed by treating a perfluorinated membrane in order to produce a membrane having an electrical resistance greater than 1×109 ohms. The resultant piezo-electric membrane may be used as an ultrasound transducer.
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1. A method of making a piezo-electric flexible membrane comprising:
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treating a perfluorinated membrane with a hydrogen scavenging compound; doping the treated membrane with a cation donating substance; and providing an electrical connection to the treated and doped membrane. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of making a piezo-electric flexible membrane comprising:
treating a perfluorinated membrane having an electrical resistance of ≧
2 ×
106 Ω
to produce a piezo-electric membrane having an electrical resistance of >
1 ×
109 Ω
.- View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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