Three decades of ultrasound contrast agents: a review of the past, present and future improvements
P Frinking, T Segers, Y Luan, F Tranquart - Ultrasound in medicine & …, 2020 - Elsevier
Initial reports from the 1960s describing the observations of ultrasound contrast
enhancement by tiny gaseous bubbles during echocardiographic examinations prompted …
enhancement by tiny gaseous bubbles during echocardiographic examinations prompted …
[HTML][HTML] Ultrasound contrast agent modeling: a review
Ultrasound is extensively used in medical imaging, being safe and inexpensive and
operating in real time. Its scope of applications has been widely broadened by the use of …
operating in real time. Its scope of applications has been widely broadened by the use of …
The role of ultrasound-driven microbubble dynamics in drug delivery: from microbubble fundamentals to clinical translation
In the last couple of decades, ultrasound-driven microbubbles have proven excellent
candidates for local drug delivery applications. Besides being useful drug carriers …
candidates for local drug delivery applications. Besides being useful drug carriers …
Microbubble agents: New directions
Microbubble ultrasound contrast agents have now been in use for several decades and their
safety and efficacy in a wide range of diagnostic applications have been well established …
safety and efficacy in a wide range of diagnostic applications have been well established …
Therapeutic oxygen delivery by perfluorocarbon-based colloids
MP Krafft, JG Riess - Advances in colloid and interface science, 2021 - Elsevier
After the protocol-related indecisive clinical trial of Oxygent, a perfluorooctylbromide/
phospholipid nanoemulsion, in cardiac surgery, that often unduly assigned the observed …
phospholipid nanoemulsion, in cardiac surgery, that often unduly assigned the observed …
Probing the pressure dependence of sound speed and attenuation in bubbly media: Experimental observations, a theoretical model and numerical calculations
The problem of attenuation and sound speed of bubbly media has remained partially
unsolved. Comprehensive data regarding pressure-dependent changes of the attenuation …
unsolved. Comprehensive data regarding pressure-dependent changes of the attenuation …
Effect of surfactants on jet break-up in drop-on-demand inkjet printing
Jet formation and break-up in inkjet printing has been studied and understood mainly for
pure liquids. Questions remain as to the role of surfactants on the inkjet printing process at …
pure liquids. Questions remain as to the role of surfactants on the inkjet printing process at …
Buckling of lipidic ultrasound contrast agents under quasi-static load
G Chabouh, B van Elburg… - … of the Royal …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Collapse of lipidic ultrasound contrast agents under high-frequency compressive load has
been historically interpreted by the vanishing of surface tension. By contrast, buckling of …
been historically interpreted by the vanishing of surface tension. By contrast, buckling of …
Lipid/PLGA hybrid microbubbles as a versatile platform for noninvasive image-guided targeted drug delivery
Y Chen, Y Liang, P Jiang, F Li, B Yu… - ACS applied materials & …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Microbubbles (MBs) have recently emerged as promising theranostic carriers for ultrasound
contrast imaging and drug delivery. However, conventional lipid-based MBs have a poor …
contrast imaging and drug delivery. However, conventional lipid-based MBs have a poor …
Monodisperse versus polydisperse ultrasound contrast agents: In vivo sensitivity and safety in rat and pig
A Helbert, E Gaud, T Segers, C Botteron… - Ultrasound in Medicine …, 2020 - Elsevier
Recent advances in the field of monodisperse microbubble synthesis by flow focusing allow
for the production of foam-free, highly concentrated and monodisperse lipid-coated …
for the production of foam-free, highly concentrated and monodisperse lipid-coated …