| Literature DB >> 20133040 |
Natalya Rapoport1, Douglas A Christensen, Anne M Kennedy, Kweon-Ho Nam.
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Cavitation properties of block copolymer stabilized perfluoropentane nanoemulsions have been investigated. The nanoemulsions were stabilized by two biodegradable amphiphilic block copolymers differing in the structure of the hydrophobic block, poly(ethylene oxide)-co-poly(L-lactide) (PEG-PLLA) and poly(ethylene oxide)-co-polycaprolactone (PEG-PCL). Cavitation parameters were measured in liquid emulsions and gels as a function of ultrasound pressure for unfocused or focused 1-MHz ultrasound. Acoustic droplet vaporization preceded generation of acoustic cavitation in liquid matrices and gels. Both stable and inertial cavitation was observed for focused ultrasound while only stable cavitation was observed for unfocused ultrasound. Copyright 2010 World Federation for Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID: 20133040 PMCID: PMC2826577 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2009.11.009
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Ultrasound Med Biol ISSN: 0301-5629 Impact factor: 2.998