Modification of the size distribution of lysozyme microbubbles using a post-sonication technique

Instrumentation Science and Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 51-60

  Zhou, Meifang ^a   Cavalieri, Francesca ^a,b   Ashokkumar, Muthupandian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

acoustic cavitation; antimicrobial property; contrast agent; microbubbles

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC CAVITATIONS; ACOUSTIC POWER; ANTIMICROBIAL PROPERTY; BACTERICIDAL PROPERTIES; CONTRAST AGENT; CROSSLINKED; ENZYMATIC ACTIVITIES; FIXED FREQUENCY; FUNCTIONAL PROPERTIES; HIGH INTENSITY; LONG TERM STABILITY; LOW FREQUENCY; MICROBUBBLES; NARROW SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS; SELECTIVE DESTRUCTION; SIZE RANGES; ULTRASOUND FREQUENCY;

ENZYMES; SONICATION; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS; ULTRASONICS;

SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 84856269188     PISSN: 10739149     EISSN: 15256030     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10739149.2011.633145     Document Type: Article

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