ERC Starting Grant · 2022
Sophisticated Microbubble Coating Materials for Functional Ultrasound Sensing
Lipid-coated microbubbles are fascinating objects rich in nonlinear dynamics. They are used in medicine as ultrasound contrast agents (UCAs) to visualize organ perfusion. The contrast enhancement results from their ultrasound-driven oscillations, which produce a powerful echo. The echo response is sensitive to ambient pressure and the microbubble surroundings so that bubbles have potential sensing capabilities that reach far beyond their current use as contrast agents. However, UCAs contain microbubbles non-uniform in size (1-10 μm diameter) and in shell properties. The resulting ill-defined echo inhibits game-changing applications such as non-invasive pressure sensing and molecular sensing…
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