Savannah L Harpster, Alexandra M Piñeiro, Joyce Y Wong
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Abstract
To optimize microbubble formulations for clinical applications, the size distribution, concentration, and acoustic intensity must be rapidly measurable to allow for the successful iteration of microbubble design. In this paper, a comprehensive method was developed to compare microbubble formulations with different lipid shell compositions using optical and acoustic methods of measurement to collect the size distribution, concentration, and mean scattering intensity. An open-source ImageJ macro code was modified for the selective counting and sizing of brightfield microbubble images. A high-throughput agarose phantom was designed to collect multiple scattering reflections of microbubble samples to estimate the echogenicity of each microbubble solution. The information contained in the size distribution and concentration, combined with the instantaneous scattering power, can identify modifications needed for prototyping specific microbubble formulations.
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Bioengineering (ISSN 2306-5354) provides an advanced forum for the science and technology of bioengineering. It publishes original research papers, comprehensive reviews, communications and case reports. Our aim is to encourage scientists to publish their experimental and theoretical results in as much detail as possible. All aspects of bioengineering are welcomed from theoretical concepts to education and applications. There is no restriction on the length of the papers. The full experimental details must be provided so that the results can be reproduced. There are, in addition, four key features of this Journal:
● We are introducing a new concept in scientific and technical publications “The Translational Case Report in Bioengineering”. It is a descriptive explanatory analysis of a transformative or translational event. Understanding that the goal of bioengineering scholarship is to advance towards a transformative or clinical solution to an identified transformative/clinical need, the translational case report is used to explore causation in order to find underlying principles that may guide other similar transformative/translational undertakings.
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● Bionics and biological cybernetics: implantology; bio–abio interfaces
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