Physico-chemical properties of the microbubble lipid shell: Composition, microstructure & properties of targeted ultrasound contrast agents

Proceedings - IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium

Volumn 1, Issue , 2004, Pages 20-23

  Borden, Mark A ^a   Dayton, Paul ^a   Zhao, Shukui ^a   Ferrara, Katherine W ^a  

^a University of California Davis   (United States)

Author keywords

Phospholipid monolayer microstructure; Shell shedding; Targeting ligand location; Ultrasound contrast agent

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHOLIPID MONOLAYER MICROSTRUCTURE; SHELL SHEDDING; TARGETING LIGAND LOCATION; ULTRASOUND CONTRAST AGENT;

HYDROPHOBICITY; MICROSTRUCTURE; MONOLAYERS; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; ULTRASONICS;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS);

EID: 21644482792     PISSN: 10510117     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ULTSYM.2004.1417658     Document Type: Conference Paper

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