Micro/Nanobubbles for Biomedical Applications
A special issue of Nanomaterials (ISSN 2079-4991). This special issue belongs to the section "Biology and Medicines".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2023) | Viewed by 1537
Special Issue Editor
Interests: fabrication of novel micro/nanobubbles; micro/nanobubbles for multimodality biomedical imaging; ultrasound-imaging-guided drug delivery and therapy; micro/nanobubble-assisted bioeffect; smart acoustic drug delivery systems; micro/nanobubbles for theranostics
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Gas-filled micro/nanobubbles encapsulated with a polymer, a lipid, surfactant shells, or various nanoparticles have been well established and applied in the biomedical field over the last decade. Micro/nanobubbles are distinctly distinguished from other carrier materials because of their high compressibility and nonlinear properties under ultrasound exposure. Since they have a strong acoustic impedance, they are able to reflect sound waves far more efficiently than the surrounding fluid and biological tissue. Therefore, the use of bubbles in ultrasound imaging can effectively enhance the reflection of ultrasound to obtain a higher image resolution. Additionally, different types of materials can be chosen to endow bubbles with different functions, such as specific targeting and being carriers for drugs, genes, and other contrast agents for multimodal imaging. Furthermore, the multiple bioeffects induced by oscillating micro/nanobubbles under ultrasound attention has led researchers to consider them as stimuli-responsive drug delivery systems, which could be widely applied in drug delivery, gene therapy, and regenerative medicine.
This Special Issue aims to cover the current state-of-the-art research on micro/nanobubbles and their biomedical applications beyond imaging and drug/gene delivery for anticancer treatment, antibacterial activity, and biosensing. The format of welcomed articles includes regular research papers, communications, and reviews. Potential topics include, but are not limited to:
- Formation, stability, and structure of micro/nanobubbles;
- Detection, imaging, and tracking methods for micro/nanobubbles;
- Imaging and biosensing applications;
- Drug and gene delivery applications;
- Modeling of micro/nanobubbles.
Prof. Dr. Fang Yang
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- micro/nanobubble preparation and modeling
- multifunctional micro/nanobubbles
- smart micro/nanobubbles
- contrast agents
- biomedical imaging
- molecularly targeted imaging
- micro/nanobubble-assisted drug delivery
- tissue repair and regeneration
- gene delivery
- tumor imaging and therapy
- cardiovascular disease imaging and therapy
