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ArticleLangmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids2022

Generating Lifetime-Enhanced Microbubbles by Decorating Shells with Silicon Quantum Nano-Dots Using a 3-Series T-Junction Microfluidic Device.

Bingjie Wu, C J Luo, Ashwin Palaniappan, Xinyue Jiang, Merve Gultekinoglu, Kezban Ulubayram, Cem Bayram, Anthony Harker, Naoto Shirahata, Aaqib H Khan and 2 more

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Article in Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 citing paper in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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12 authors at 4 institutions in 4 countries.

Bingjie WuDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, University College London (UCL), London WC1E 7JE, U.K.
C J LuoDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, University College London (UCL), London WC1E 7JE, U.K.
Ashwin PalaniappanDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, University College London (UCL), London WC1E 7JE, U.K.
Xinyue JiangDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, University College London (UCL), London WC1E 7JE, U.K.
Merve GultekinogluDepartment of Basic Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Hacettepe University, Ankara 06100, Turkey.
Kezban UlubayramDepartment of Basic Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Hacettepe University, Ankara 06100, Turkey.
Cem BayramNanotechnology and Nanomedicine Division, Institute for Graduate Studies in Science & Engineering, Hacettepe University, Ankara 06100, Turkey.
Anthony HarkerDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, University College London (UCL), London WC1E 7JE, U.K.
Naoto ShirahataWPI International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-1217-7589
Aaqib H KhanChemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, Palaj, Gandhinagar 382355, Gujarat, India.
Sameer V DalviChemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, Palaj, Gandhinagar 382355, Gujarat, India.ORCID 0000-0001-5262-8711
Mohan EdirisingheDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, University College London (UCL), London WC1E 7JE, U.K.ORCID 0000-0001-8258-7914
University College London · GBHacettepe University · TRIndian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar · INHokkaido University · JP

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Long-term stability of microbubbles is crucial to their effectiveness. Using a new microfluidic device connecting three T-junction channels of 100 μm in series, stable monodisperse SiQD-loaded bovine serum albumin (BSA) protein microbubbles down to 22.8 ± 1.4 μm in diameter were generated. Fluorescence microscopy confirmed the integration of SiQD on the microbubble surface, which retained the same morphology as those without SiQD. The microbubble diameter and stability in air were manipulated through appropriate selection of T-junction numbers, capillary diameter, liquid flow rate, and BSA and SiQD concentrations. A predictive computational model was developed from the experimental data, and the number of T-junctions was incorporated into this model as one of the variables. It was illustrated that the diameter of the monodisperse microbubbles generated can be tailored by combining up to three T-junctions in series, while the operating parameters were kept constant. Computational modeling of microbubble diameter and stability agreed with experimental data. The lifetime of microbubbles increased with increasing T-junction number and higher concentrations of BSA and SiQD. The present research sheds light on a potential new route employing SiQD and triple T-junctions to form stable, monodisperse, multi-layered, and well-characterized protein and quantum dot-loaded protein microbubbles with enhanced stability for the first time.

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MicrobubblesQuantum DotsLab-On-A-Chip DevicesMicrofluidicsSerum Albumin, BovineSiliconSerum Albumin, BovineSilicon

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PMID36018789
PMCPMC9476864
OpenAlexW4293162071

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