[HTML][HTML] Bubble nucleation and dynamics in acoustic droplet vaporization: a review of concepts, applications, and new directions

M Aliabouzar, OD Kripfgans, JB Fowlkes… - … für Medizinische Physik, 2023 - Elsevier
The development of phase-shift droplets has broadened the scope of ultrasound-based
biomedical applications. When subjected to sufficient acoustic pressures, the …

Nanodroplet-Based Super-Resolution Ultrasound Localization Microscopy

G Zhang, C Liao, JR Hu, HM Hu, YM Lei, S Harput… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Over the past decade, super-resolution ultrasound localization microscopy (SR-ULM) has
revolutionized ultrasound imaging with its capability to resolve the microvascular structures …

Acoustic droplet vaporization for on-demand modulation of microporosity in smart hydrogels

M Aliabouzar, C Quesada, ZQ Chan, JB Fowlkes… - Acta Biomaterialia, 2023 - Elsevier
Microporosity in hydrogels is critical for directing tissue formation and function. We have
developed a fibrin-based smart hydrogel, termed an acoustically responsive scaffold (ARS) …

Contrast efficacy of novel phase convertible nanodroplets for safe CEUS imaging

R Riaz, S Shafiq, M Fatima, MA Siddique, S Shah… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Microbubble contrast agents in ultrasound/echocardiography are used to increase the
echogenicity of the target tissues, thereby raising the contrast resolution of the resultant …

[HTML][HTML] Multi-time scale characterization of acoustic droplet vaporization and payload release of phase-shift emulsions using high-speed microscopy

M Aliabouzar, OD Kripfgans, JB Estrada… - Ultrasonics …, 2022 - Elsevier
Acoustic droplet vaporization (ADV) is the phase-transitioning of perfluorocarbon emulsions,
termed phase-shift emulsions, into bubbles using focused ultrasound. ADV has been utilized …

[HTML][HTML] Ultra-high-speed dynamics of acoustic droplet vaporization in soft biomaterials: Effects of viscoelasticity, frequency, and bulk boiling point

BA Abeid, ML Fabiilli, JB Estrada… - Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 2024 - Elsevier
Phase-shift droplets are a highly adaptable platform for biomedical applications of
ultrasound. The spatiotemporal response of phase-shift droplets to focused ultrasound …

Fast and selective super-resolution ultrasound in vivo with acoustically activated nanodroplets

K Riemer, M Toulemonde, J Yan… - … on Medical Imaging, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Perfusion by the microcirculation is key to the development, maintenance and pathology of
tissue. Its measurement with high spatiotemporal resolution is consequently valuable but …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of tissue viscoelasticity and adjacent phase-changed microbubbles on vaporization process and direct growth threshold of nanodroplet in an ultrasonic …

K Feng, X Li, A Huang, M Wan, Y Zong - Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
Understanding the behavior of nanodroplets converted into microbubbles with applied
ultrasound is an important problem in tumor therapeutical and diagnostic applications. In this …

Real-time spatiotemporal characterization of mechanics and sonoporation of acoustic droplet vaporization in acoustically responsive scaffolds

M Aliabouzar, BA Abeid, OD Kripfgans… - Applied Physics …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
Phase-shift droplets provide a flexible and dynamic platform for therapeutic and diagnostic
applications of ultrasound. The spatiotemporal response of phase-shift droplets to focused …

[HTML][HTML] The radial dynamics and acoustic emissions of phase-shift droplets are impacted by mechanical properties of tissue-mimicking hydrogels

A Kaushik, BA Abeid, JB Estrada, JB Fowlkes… - Ultrasonics …, 2024 - Elsevier
Acoustic droplet vaporization (ADV) offers a dynamic approach for generating bubbles on
demand, presenting new possibilities in biomedical applications. Although ADV has been …