After the protocol-related indecisive clinical trial of Oxygent, a perfluorooctylbromide/
phospholipid nanoemulsion, in cardiac surgery, that often unduly assigned the observed …

Ultrasonic technologies show great promise for diagnostic imaging and drug delivery in
theranostic applications. The development of functional and molecular ultrasound imaging is …

Abstract Background and Objective Embolotherapy has been increasingly used to disrupt
tumor growth. Despite its success in the occlusion of microvessels, it has drawbacks such as …

Droplets made of liquid perfluorocarbon undergo a phase transition and transform into
microbubbles when triggered by ultrasound of intensity beyond a critical threshold; this …

Purpose To study the effect of cellulose nanofiber (CNF)-shelled perfluoropentane (PFP)
droplets on the cell viability of 4T1 breast cancer cells with or without the addition of non …

Gas embolotherapy (GE) is a developing medical method which can be utilized either as an
autonomous therapeutic method to treat vascularized solid tumors, or it can be combined …

The design of emulsions containing systems able to respond to different kinds of
perturbations is attracting increasing interest for biomedical purposes. Emulsions of phase …

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is an intractable cancer with a high mortality rate.
Transarterial chemoembolization (TACE), a non-curative method, is the first line therapy for …

Objective We have previously determined that direct formulation of a phospholipid-based
perfluorobutane (PFB) emulsion using high-pressure homogenization produces …

Ultrasound contrast agents consist of gas-filled micrometer-sized bubbles that are injected
into the blood stream. Ultrasound contrast agents are an invaluable tool for ultrasound …