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ArticlePloS one2017

Preparation and characterization of a novel silicon-modified nanobubble.

Jia Liu, Bo Zhang, Maotong Li, Meijun Zhou, Fei Li, Xiuxian Huang, Min Pan, Li Xue, Fei Yan

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Article in PloS one, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Jia LiuDepartment of Echocardiography, Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China.
Bo ZhangDepartment of Echocardiography, Shanghai Eastern Hospital Affiliated to Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
Maotong LiCT Room, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China.
Meijun ZhouDepartment of Ultrasonography, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Fei LiPaul C. Lauterbur Research Center for Biomedical Imaging, Institute of biomedical and Health Engineering, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China.
Xiuxian HuangPaul C. Lauterbur Research Center for Biomedical Imaging, Institute of biomedical and Health Engineering, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China.
Min PanDepartment of Echocardiography, Shenzhen Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Shenzhen, China.
Li XueDepartment of Echocardiography, Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China.
Fei YanPaul C. Lauterbur Research Center for Biomedical Imaging, Institute of biomedical and Health Engineering, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4874-9582

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nanobubbles (NBs) opened a new field of ultrasound imaging. There is still no practical method to control the diameter of bubbles. In this study, we developed a new method to control the size by incorporating of silicon hybrid lipids into the bubble membrane. The range of particle size of resulting NBs is between 523.02 ± 46.45 to 857.18 ± 82.90, smaller than the conventional microbubbles. The size of resulting NBs increased with the decrease in amount of silicon hybrid lipids, indicating the diameter of NBs can be regulated through modulating the ratio of silicon hybrid lipids in the bubble shell. Typical harmonic signals could be detected. The in vitro and in vivo ultrasound imaging experiments demonstrated these silicon-modified NBs had significantly improved ultrasound contrast enhancement abilities. Cytotoxicity assays revealed that these NBs had no obvious cytotoxicity to the 293 cell line at the tested bubble concentration. Our results showed that the novel NBs could use as nanoscale ultrasound contrast agents, providing the foundation for NBs in future applications including contrast-enhanced imaging and drug/gene delivery.

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PMCPMC5448765

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