Toward Precisely Controllable Acoustic Response of Shell-Stabilized Nanobubbles: High Yield and Narrow Dispersity.
Toward Precisely Controllable Acoustic Response of Shell-Stabilized Nanobubbles: High Yield and Narrow Dispersity.
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壳稳定纳米气泡的精确可控声学响应：高产率和窄分散性。
DOI：
10.1021/acsnano.0c09701
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发表时间：
2021-03-23
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影响因子：
17.1
通讯作者：
Exner AA
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作者：
Jafari Sojahrood A;de Leon AC;Lee R;Cooley M;Abenojar EC;Kolios MC;Exner AA
Understanding the pressure dependence of the nonlinear behavior of ultrasonically excited phospholipid-stabilized nanobubbles (NBs) is important for optimizing ultrasound exposure parameters for implementations of contrast enhanced ultrasound, critical to molecular imaging. The viscoelastic properties of the shell can be controlled by the introduction of membrane additives, such as propylene glycol as a membrane softener or glycerol as a membrane stiffener. We report on the production of high-yield NBs with narrow dispersity and different shell properties. Through precise control over size and shell structure, we show how these shell components interact with the phospholipid membrane, change their structure, affect their viscoelastic properties, and consequently change their acoustic response. A two-photon microscopy technique through a polarity-sensitive fluorescent dye, C-laurdan, was utilized to gain insights on the effect of membrane additives to the membrane structure. We report how the shell stiffness of NBs affects the pressure threshold (Pt) for the sudden amplification in the scattered acoustic signal from NBs. For narrow size NBs with 200 nm mean size, we find Pt to be between 123 and 245 kPa for the NBs with the most flexible membrane as assessed using C-Laurdan, 465–588 kPa for the NBs with intermediate stiffness, and 588–710 kPa for the NBs with stiff membranes. Numerical simulations of the NB dynamics are in good agreement with the experimental observations, confirming the dependence of acoustic response to shell properties, thereby substantiating further the development in engineering the shell of ultrasound contrast agents. The viscoelastic-dependent threshold behavior can be utilized for significantly and selectively enhancing the diagnostic and therapeutic ultrasound applications of potent narrow size NBs.
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