Microcapsules are reviewed with special emphasis on the relevance of controlled
mechanical properties for functional aspects. At first, assembly strategies are presented that …

Ultrasound contrast agent microbubbles have expanded the utility of biomedical ultrasound
from anatomic imaging to the assessment of microvascular blood flow characteristics and …

In many liposome applications, the nanomechanical properties of the membrane envelope
are essential to ensure, eg, physical stability, protection, or penetration into tissues. Of all …

Drug-delivery systems, including liposomes, polymeric micelles, polymersomes, hydrogels
and other formulations, have attracted much attention in recent years because they can …

Micron sized, lipid stabilized bubbles of gas are of interest as contrast agents for ultra-sound
(US) imaging and increasingly as delivery vehicles for targeted, triggered, therapeutic …

We introduce a model that describes spherical oscillations of encapsulated microbubbles in
an unbounded surrounding fluid. A Rayleigh–Plesset-like equation is derived by coupling …

Natural oil bodies (OBs) from plant organs represent an important category of functional
ingredients and materials in a variety of industrial sectors. Their applications are closely …

Poly (ethylene glycol)(PEG) is widely used on the outside of biomedical delivery vehicles to
impart stealth properties. Encapsulated gas microbubbles (MBs) are being increasingly …

Most biological phenomena occur at the nanometer scale, which is not accessible by the
conventional optical techniques because of the optical diffraction limitation. Tip-enhanced …

Polymer-shelled magnetic microbubbles have great potential as hybrid contrast agents for
ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging. In this work, we studied US/MRI contrast …