Publications related to Focal plane tomography

Laser Doppler Vibrometer measurements of the 3D pressure field for the estimation of the radiation force produced by an acoustic standing-wave levitator

Acoustic levitation devices use powerful ultrasonic standing waves to levitate objects in mid-air. We have created a system and method to measure the full harmonic content of the acoustic field accurately. Our study revealed that levitated particles alter ...

Elsevier Science Sa2024

A review of materials used in tomographic volumetric additive manufacturing

Christophe Moser, Jorge Andres Madrid Wolff, Riccardo Rizzo

Volumetric additive manufacturing is a novel fabrication method allowing rapid, freeform, layer-less 3D printing. Analogous to computer tomography (CT), the method projects dynamic light patterns into a rotating vat of photosensitive resin. These light pat ...

SPRINGER HEIDELBERG2023

Cross verified independent measurements of correlated bubble property distributions as part of the scale-up of a catalytic bubbling fluidized bed reactor

Philipp Fedor Riechmann

Methanation can be applied as part of a Power-to-Gas (PtG) concept to store renewable electricity. Using a catalytic bubbling fluidized bed (BFB) methanation reactor allows a flexible and economic operation. Properties of bubbles rising through the fluidiz ...

EPFL2022

Exploring the inner workings of the clove hitch knot

Pedro Miguel Nunes Pereira de Almeida Reis, Paul Johanns, Tomohiko Sano, Paul Grandgeorge, Changyeob Baek

We perform a combined experimental and computational investigation of the clove hitch knot. We develop a physical model for the clove hitch by tying an elastic rod onto a rigid cylinder. In the experiments, we characterize the mechanical performance, geome ...

ELSEVIER2022

Bragg edge tomography characterization of additively manufactured 316L steel

Roland Logé, Christian Leinenbach, Nikola Kalentics, Markus Strobl, Efthymios Polatidis

In this work we perform a neutron Bragg edge tomography of stainless steel 316L additive manufacturing samples, one as built via standard laser powder bed fusion, and one using the novel three-dimensional (3D) laser shock peening technique. First, we consi ...

AMER PHYSICAL SOC2022

New Reliability Assessment of MEMS Components under Accumulative Testing for Space Applications

Maxime Auchlin

This dissertation proposes a novel accumulative test method for MEMS-based, commercial off-the-shelves inertial measure units (IMUs) from the automotive field. The need for clarification and augmentation of the corpus of knowledge on MEMS reliability for s ...

EPFL2021

The shapes of physical trefoil knots

Pedro Miguel Nunes Pereira de Almeida Reis, John Maddocks, Tomohiko Sano, Paul Johanns, Changyeob Baek, Paul Grandgeorge

We perform a compare-and-contrast investigation between the equilibrium shapes of physical and ideal trefoil knots, both in closed and open configurations. Ideal knots are purely geometric abstractions for the tightest configuration tied in a perfectly fle ...

2021

How to weave a perfect sphere with curved strips

Mark Pauly, Pedro Miguel Nunes Pereira de Almeida Reis, Tian Chen, Yingying Ren, Samuel Jean Bernard Poincloux, Francis Julian Panetta

Triaxial weaving, a craft technique that enables the generation of surfaces with tri-directional arrays of initially straight elastic strips, has long been loved by basket makers and artists seeking a combination of practical and aesthetically-pleasing str ...

American Physical Society2020

Young's modulus and creep of calcium-silicate-hydrate compacts measured by microindentation

Karen Scrivener, Zhangli Hu, Pietro Lura

In this paper, compacts of synthetic calcium silicate hydrate (C-S-H) with 0.8-1.5 calcium-to-silicon ratio (Ca/Si) and 30-80% porosity were prepared by one-direction cold pressing. The Young's modulus and the creep of C-S-H compacts were measured by micro ...

Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd2020

Mixed-mode fracture response of anti-symmetric laminates: Experiments and modelling

John Botsis

Multidirectional laminates are very often used in advanced structures. However, the existing data in the literature regarding their fracture response is not conclusive. In this work, the fracture response of a +45 degrees// -45 degrees interface is investi ...

ELSEVIER SCI LTD2020

Finite Element Modeling of Tight Elastic Knots

Pedro Miguel Nunes Pereira de Almeida Reis, Tomohiko Sano, Paul Johanns, Changyeob Baek, Paul Grandgeorge

We present a methodology to simulate the mechanics of knots in elastic rods using geometrically nonlinear, full three-dimensional (3D) finite element analysis. We focus on the mechanical behavior of knots in tight configurations, for which the full 3D defo ...

2020

Roadmap toward the 10 ps time-of-flight PET challenge

Edoardo Charbon, Mathieu Benoit, Christian Morel, Joao Varela

Since the seventies, positron emission tomography (PET) has become an invaluable medical molecular imaging modality with an unprecedented sensitivity at the picomolar level, especially for cancer diagnosis and the monitoring of its response to therapy. Mor ...

IOP PUBLISHING LTD2020

Optical projection tomography for whole organ imaging

David Nguyen

In the past twenty years, far-reaching studies of molecular and cellular processes have reached a milestone in their maturation, and the knowledge from these studies was ready to apply at higher organizational levels. At that time, rodent models were long ...

EPFL2019

Biomedical optical techniques for intracochlear cellular imaging

Marilisa Romito

Imaging the inner ear microanatomy is of great importance for the assessment of the state of the cells responsible for sound detection. Hearing disorders are mainly due to a malfunction of the cochlea, the bone containing the cells inside the inner ear. Un ...

EPFL2019

Hydro-mechanical response of Opalinus Clay shale: dependency on composition and burial depth

Eleonora Crisci

Shales are sedimentary formation currently studied for their involvement in many geo-energy related applications, such as radioactive waste disposal, CO2 sequestration, oil and gas extraction. In Switzerland the Opalinus Clay shale has been selected has ho ...

EPFL2019

Region Of Interest X-Ray Computed Tomography Via Corrected Back Projection

Michaël Unser, Michael Thompson McCann, Laura Vilaclara

We present a new method for region of interest (ROI) reconstruction from high-resolution, nontruncated data in parallel-ray X-ray computed tomography (CT). Many of the approaches to ROI CT reconstruction in the literature rely on a costly forward projectio ...

IEEE2018

Consistent Tomography over Diffusion Networks under the Low-Observability Regime

Ali H. Sayed, Augusto José Rabelo Almeida Santos

This work considers a diffusion network responding to streaming data, and studies the problem of identifying the topology of a subnetwork of observable agents by tracking their output measurements. Topology inference from indirect and/or incomplete dataset ...

IEEE2018

Permeability and capillary effects in a channel-wise non-crimp fabric

Véronique Michaud, Baris Çaglar, Helena Luisa Teixido Pedarros, Damiano Salvatori

Flow properties are investigated for a non-crimp glass fabric with large meso-channels designed for high-permeability, as compared to glass twill woven fabric. Saturated and unsaturated permeability are measured through in-plane, unidirectional, constant-p ...

2018

Error performances of a model-based biplane fluoroscopic system for tracking knee prosthesis during treadmill gait task

Kamiar Aminian, Arnaud Barré

Roentgen stereophotogrammetry analysis technique allows an accurate measurement of knee joint prosthesis position and orientation using two X-ray images. Although this technique is used generally during static procedure, it is possible to use it with a bip ...

2018

Label-free three-dimensional imaging of Caenorhabditis elegans with visible optical coherence microscopy

Johan Auwerx, Theo Lasser, Laurent Mouchiroud, Paul James Marchand, Arno Pino Bouwens, Vincenzo Sorrentino, Séverine Coquoz, Daniel Pawel Szlag

Fast, label-free, high-resolution, three-dimensional imaging platforms are crucial for high-throughput in vivo time-lapse studies of the anatomy of Caenorhabditis elegans, one of the most commonly used model organisms in biomedical research. Despite the ne ...

Public Library of Science2017