Microbubble Generation in Phase-Shift Nanoemulsions Used As Anticancer Drug Carriers

Overview

Journal Bubble Sci Eng Technol

Date 2010 Jan 5

PMID 20046899

Citations 47

Authors

Natalya Y Rapoport

Alexey L Efros

Douglas A Christensen

Anne M Kennedy

Kweon-Ho Nam

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Abstract

The paper describes droplet-to-bubble transition in block copolymer stabilized perfluoropentane nanoemulsions. Three physical factors that trigger droplet-to-bubble transition in liquid emulsions and gels were evaluated, namely heat, ultrasound, and injections through fine-gauge needles. Among those listed, ultrasound irradiation was found the most efficient factor. Possible mechanisms of bubble generation and growth discussed in the paper include liquid-to-gas transition inside the individual bubble; bubble coalescence; and diffusion of dissolved air and/or perfluoropentane from small bubbles into larger bubbles (i.e., Oswald ripening). The last two factors result in irreversibility of the droplet-to-bubble transition. In gel matrices, ultrasound-induced droplet-to-bubble transition was substantially inhibited but was catalyzed by large (hundred micron) pre-existing bubbles irradiated by low frequency (hundred kilohertz) ultrasound. The dependence of the droplet-to-bubble transition on initial bubble size is theoretically treated and the role of increase of surface area in promoting bubble coalescence is discussed. Therapeutic implications of observed effects are discussed.

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