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The purpose of this study is to explore the thermal damage of microwave to atherosclerotic plaques in order to achieve the purpose of treating atherosclerosis. In this paper, a fluid-solid-heat coupling model of thermal ablation of atherosclerotic plaque is established (The coupling model of blood-plaque-electromagnetic wave is studied in this paper, in which the thermal ablation of atherosclerotic plaque means that the electromagnetic wave is used to generate heat, and the temperature of atherosclerotic plaque tissue rises. If the cells in it reach the threshold of death temperature, they will be killed, so as to achieve the purpose of thermal ablation.). The electromagnetic field and bio-thermal equation are solved and analyzed by finite element method. By calculating the temperature and thermal damage distribution of microwave on atherosclerotic plaque, the effect of microwave on thermal ablation of atherosclerotic plaque was evaluated. The results show that the thermal damage degree of atherosclerotic plaque is positively correlated with electromagnetic wave frequency, electromagnetic wave power and heating time. The model shows that electromagnetic wave hyperthermia may provide a new therapeutic mode for thermal ablation of atherosclerotic plaques.

Prediction of cavitation damage to the solid boundary is crucial in the application of ultrasound. The goal of this study is to investigate the potential for a cavitation bubble to cause mechanical effects on the curved elastic boundary and contribute to the understanding of the mechanisms of bubble-structure interaction. Effects of the surface curvature of the boundary are studied using the finite volume method. In the oscillatory migration of bubbles to the bottom of the boundary, there are several shape modes at the same time. The wall stress/deformation produced by impinging jets increases with parameter α. The bubble dynamic behaviors and the wall deformation have no significant effect as Young’s modulus equals or exceeds 60 MPa. Boundary deformation generated by tensile and compressive stresses during bubble collapse may be the basic mechanism of cavitation erosion. Due to the lack of visual observation and research on the acoustic cavitation effect, the key mechanism of ultrasonic cavitation is missing. Therefore, the importance of bubble dynamics and cavitation damage in this paper is self-evident