Fluorescently labeled microbubbles for facilitating translational molecular ultrasound studies

Drug Delivery and Translational Research

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 56-64

  Koczera, Patrick ^a   Wu, Zhuojun ^a,d   Fokong, Stanley ^a   Theek, Benjamin ^a   Appold, Lia ^a   Jorge, Samuel ^a   Möckel, Diana ^a   Liu, Zhe ^a   Curaj, Adelina ^a   Storm, Gert ^b,c   van Zandvoort, Marc ^a,d   Kiessling, Fabian ^a   Lammers, Twan ^a,b,c  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^d MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Microbubbles; Molecular imaging; PBCA; Rhodamine; Two photon microscopy; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ENBUCRILATE; RHODAMINE; STREPTAVIDIN;

ANGIOGENESIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CONJUGATION; ENDOTHELIUM; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFLAMMATION; LASER MICROSCOPY; MICROBUBBLE; MOLECULAR IMAGING; PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REPRODUCIBILITY; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 84865460882     PISSN: 2190393X     EISSN: 21903948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13346-011-0056-9     Document Type: Article

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