Modeling photothermal and acoustical induced microbubble generation and growth

Ultrasonics

Volumn 47, Issue 1-4, 2007, Pages 90-101

  Krasovitski, Boris ^a   Kislev, Hanoch ^b   Kimmel, Eitan ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b NanoClusters Therapeutics Ltd   (Israel)

Author keywords

Laser; Nanoparticles; Rectified diffusion; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

DRUG DELIVERY; LASER PULSES; MICROFLUIDICS; NANOPARTICLES; VAPORIZATION;

ACOUSTIC PRESSURE; MICROBUBBLES; RECTIFIED DIFFUSION;

BUBBLE FORMATION;

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ACOUSTICS; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GAS; HEAT; LIGHT; METHODOLOGY; MICROBUBBLE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

ACOUSTICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTRAST MEDIA; GASES; HEAT; LIGHT; MICROBUBBLES; MODELS, CHEMICAL; PHOTOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 36048937359     PISSN: 0041624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultras.2007.08.004     Document Type: Article

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