# INTERACTION OF ULTRASOUND WITH BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL

> **NIH NIH R01** · UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER · 1987 · $214,856

## Abstract

This program seeks an understanding of the interaction of ultrasound with
biological material in two broad perspectves:  (1) Propagation of Sound in
Tissue with particular emphasis on nonlinear phenomena and (2) the Biological
Effects of Ultrasound.  In the latter work, both thermal and nonthermal
mechanisms have been demonstrated.  Particularly important are studies of the
mechanism of killing of Drosophila at low temporal average intensities of pulsed
ultrasound, and implications of these studies for human safety.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 3178056
- **Project number:** 5R01CA039241-25
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER
- **SAM.gov UEI:** F27KDXZMF9Y8
- **Principal Investigator:** EDWIN L CARSTENSEN
- **Activity code:** R01 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 1987
- **Award amount:** $214,856
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 1985-05-01 → 1990-04-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/3178056

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 3178056, INTERACTION OF ULTRASOUND WITH BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL (5R01CA039241-25). Retrieved via MORVS 2026-10-25 from https://api.morvs.ai/grant/nih/3178056. Licensed CC0.

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