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Influence of Microbubble Shell Chemistry on the Destruction Threshold of Ultrasound Contrast Agent Microbubbles
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Influence of Microbubble Shell Chemistry on the Destruction Threshold of Ultrasound Contrast Agent Microbubbles

Michal Mleczko, Stephen M. Dicker, Steven P. Wrenn and Georg Schmitz
ACOUSTICAL IMAGING, VOL 31, v 31, pp 91-101
01 Jan 2012

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Acoustics Life Sciences & Biomedicine Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging Science & Technology Technology
The destruction threshold of ultrasound contrast agents is an important parameter for safety and applications in targeted drug delivery. Since this threshold is a function of the chemical composition of lipid-shelled microbubbles, adjustment of this composition may allow tuning of the destruction threshold. To attain this goal, this study presents a framework for the analysis of the destruction threshold. A method for the theoretical determination of this threshold is presented. Theoretical results are subsequently validated by experiments, yielding a linear dependence between shell viscosity and elasticity and DSPE-PEG2000 concentration.

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