11 papers
A three-dimensional thermal model of the human cochlea for magnetic cochlear implant surgery
Fateme Esmailie, Mathieu Francoeur, Tim Ameel
In traditional cochlear implant surgery, physical trauma may occur during electrode array insertion. Magnetic guidance of the electrode array has been proposed to mitigate this med…
Experimental validation of a three-dimensional heat transfer model within the scala tympani with application to magnetic cochlear implant surgery
Fateme Esmailie, Mathieu Francoeur, Tim Ameel
Magnetic guidance of cochlear implants is a promising technique to reduce the risk of physical trauma during surgery. In this approach, a magnet attached to the tip of the implant…
Near-field radiative heat transfer between dissimilar materials mediated by coupled surface phonon- and plasmon-polaritons
Lei Tang, John DeSutter, Mathieu Francoeur
Near-field radiative heat transfer (NFRHT) between dissimilar materials supporting surface polaritons in the infrared is of critical importance for applications such as photonic th…
Spatial correlation of the thermally generated electromagnetic field in layered media
Vahid Hatamipour, Mathieu Francoeur
A general formulation for the cross-spectral density tensor enabling calculation of the spatial correlation of the thermally generated electromagnetic field in layered media is der…
Design of an indium arsenide cell for near-field thermophotovoltaic devices
Daniel Milovich, Juan Villa, Elisa Antolin +4
An indium arsenide photovoltaic cell with gold front contacts is designed for use in a near-field thermophotovoltaic (NF-TPV) device consisting of millimeter-size surfaces separate…
Heat transfer analysis in an uncoiled model of the cochlea during magnetic cochlear implant surgery
Fateme Esmailie, Mathieu Francoeur, Tim Ameel
Magnetic cochlear implant surgery requires removal of a magnet via a heating process after implant insertion, which may cause thermal trauma within the ear. Intra-cochlear heat tra…