"Microbubbles" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Small encapsulated gas bubbles (diameters of micrometers) that can be used as CONTRAST MEDIA, and in other diagnostic and therapeutic applications. Upon exposure to sufficiently intense ultrasound, microbubbles will cavitate, rupture, disappear, release gas content. Such characteristics of the microbubbles can be used to enhance diagnostic tests, dissolve blood clots, and deliver drugs or genes for therapy.
Descriptor ID |
D045423
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MeSH Number(s) |
E07.553
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Concept/Terms |
Colloidal Gas Aphrons- Colloidal Gas Aphrons
- Aphron, Colloidal Gas
- Aphrons, Colloidal Gas
- Colloidal Gas Aphron
- Gas Aphron, Colloidal
- Gas Aphrons, Colloidal
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Microbubbles" by people in Profiles.
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Quantitative investigation of the edge enhancement in in-line phase contrast projections and tomosynthesis provided by distributing microbubbles on the interface between two tissues: a phantom study. Phys Med Biol. 2017 Nov 21; 62(24):9357-9376.
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Sequential HIFU heating and nanobubble encapsulation provide efficient drug penetration from stealth and temperature sensitive liposomes in colon cancer. J Control Release. 2017 02 10; 247:55-63.