A Generative AI-Assisted Piezo-MEMS Ultrasound Device for Plant Dehydration Monitoring.

ABSTRACT: Plant health, closely tied to hydration, has a direct impact on agricultural productivity, making the monitoring of leaf water content essential. Current devices, however, are often invasive, bulky, slow, power-inefficient, Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor (CMOS)-incompatible, and unsuitable for large-scale, re-usable outdoor sensor networks. Utilizing micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) fabrication enables wafer-scale miniaturization and precise control of ultrasound transducers, thereby enhancing sensitivity while significantly reducing power and cost. This work introduces the CMOS-compatible, plant-leaf attachable piezo-MEMS ultrasound device (PMUT-Leaf-PMUT, PLP) for real-time dynamic moisture monitoring and rapid one-shot measurement of relative water content (RWC). Notably,

SUBMITTER: Roy K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12407371 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature