Mettler Electronics Sonicator Plus 930 - Ultrasound Absorption, Fat; Ultrasound Absorption, Muscle with the Ultrasound Beam Perpendicular to the; Ultrasound Absorption, Bone

Mettler Electronics Corp.— Rev.J_09/13/17
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Figure 7.2—Ultrasound Absorption, Fat
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Figure 7.3—Ultrasound Absorption, Muscle with the Ultrasound Beam Perpendicular to
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Figure 7.4—Ultrasound Absorption, Bone
The physics of ultrasound and audible sound are similar, except for frequency. Both travel
as longitudinal waves through a conducting medium. Ultrasound waves can be
propagated in a gaseous, liquid, or solid medium, but not in a vacuum.