Synthesis of phase-shift nanoemulsions with narrow size distributions for acoustic droplet vaporization and bubble-enhanced ultrasound-mediated ablation

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 67, 2012, Pages

  Kopechek, Jonathan A ^a   Zhang, Peng ^a   Burgess, Mark T ^a   Porter, Tyrone M ^a  

^a Boston University   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustic droplet vaporization; Bubble enhanced heating; Cancer Biology; HIFU ablation; Issue 67; Materials Science; Mechanical Engineering; Narrow size distribution; Phase shift nanoemulsions; Physics; Polyacrylamide hydrogel

Indexed keywords

FLUOROCARBON; NANOPARTICLE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; EMULSION; HIGH INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; PHASE TRANSITION; VOLATILIZATION;

EMULSIONS; FLUOROCARBONS; HIGH-INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND ABLATION; NANOPARTICLES; PHASE TRANSITION; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 84868298758     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/4308     Document Type: Article

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